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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Mother Tongue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was William Shakespeare born?
(a) 1555.
(b) 1572.
(c) 1603.
(d) 1564.

2. Who is listed as the Executive Producer of the television series The Story of English?
(a) William Cran.
(b) Anderson Williams.
(c) Robert McCrum.
(d) Robert MacNeil.

3. Which of the early Germanic tribes had speech that was Germanic and they lived Denmark?
(a) Anglii.
(b) Celti.
(c) Buchi.
(d) Frisii.

4. When did the Romans withdraw from Britain?
(a) 410 A.D.
(b) 210 A.D.
(c) 110 A.D.
(d) 520 A.D.

5. What television entertainer does Robert McCrum claim is the lineal descendant of Amos and Andy?
(a) Eddie Murphy.
(b) Borat.
(c) Ali G.
(d) Dave Chapelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Anglo-Saxon language received a major boost when Christianity brought an enormous Latin vocabulary starting in what year?

2. Who brought the English language to Britain, according to Chapter 2, The Mother Tongue?

3. How many people spoke English in Shakespeare's time?

4. Which novelist defined English language fanatics as "Snoots"?

5. Which of the early Germanic tribes lived in Northern Germany?

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