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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 did Robert MacNeil retire, according to his bio in the Introduction?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1995.

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

3. When was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1919.

4. What committee was formed to make decisions regarding standard English pronunciation for broadcasting in England?
(a) ACCE.
(b) NACP.
(c) NCAA.
(d) ACSE.

5. Who were among the first English-speaking migrants to the west and their descendants live in Cornwall, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Brittany?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Indians.
(c) The Celts.
(d) The Germans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What television entertainer does Robert McCrum claim is the lineal descendant of Amos and Andy?

3. English is the official language of how many countries?

4. Northern Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands produced their own language tree that divided into what and German?

5. Old English has barely how many Celtic words?

(see the answer key)

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