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

2. Robert McCrum was Editor-in-Chief of what publishing house from 1979-1996?
(a) Faber and Faber.
(b) Penguin.
(c) Simon and Schuster.
(d) Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald.

3. Which of the early Germanic tribes lived in Northern Germany?
(a) Buchi.
(b) Frisii.
(c) Celti.
(d) Anglii.

4. 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 Celts.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Indians.

5. What is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common?
(a) Simple.
(b) Common.
(c) Pidgin.
(d) Average.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did Elizabeth become Queen of England?

4. Approximately how many people speak English as their first language today?

5. What is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims?

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