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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is quoted from his Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language in the Introduction?
(a) Dr. Samuel Johnson.
(b) Daniel Webster.
(c) Anderson Williams.
(d) William Cran.

2. What is another word for Old English?
(a) Medieval English.
(b) Englisc.
(c) Celtic.
(d) Germanic.

3. What great-grandfather of rap does Robert McCrum write is largely forgotten?
(a) Anderson Clydeson.
(b) Master P.
(c) Mister Spoons.
(d) Dr. Dre.

4. Who wrote The American Language?
(a) H.L. Mencken.
(b) Daniel Webster.
(c) William Cran.
(d) Dr. Samuel Johnson.

5. After World War II, which national economy sent multinational corporations across the world and into NATO and the UN?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) Canadian.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert McCrum was Editor-in-Chief of what publishing house from 1979-1996?

2. What committee was formed to make decisions regarding standard English pronunciation for broadcasting in England?

3. What does "RP" stand for?

4. How many novels has Robert MacNeil written, according to the Introduction?

5. When did Robert MacNeil retire, according to his bio in the Introduction?

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