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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Muse of Fire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Renaissance added over how many words to the English language?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

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

4. For what newspaper is Robert McCrum listed as Literary Editor in the Introduction?
(a) The London Times.
(b) The Observer.
(c) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(d) The New York Times.

5. English is the official language of how many countries?
(a) 34.
(b) 43.
(c) 25.
(d) 53.

Short Answer Questions

1. Global English is either British or what?

2. What is another word for Old English?

3. The people of what country have recently developed a fanatical desire to learn English, and English is vital in many developing countries, according to the author?

4. Robert McCrum describes the modulation of British RP to what in the Introduction?

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

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