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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 novelist defined English language fanatics as "Snoots"?
(a) James Alexander Wallace.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) David Foster Wallace.
(d) Jonathan Swift.

2. What NASA space probe was launched during the original writing of The Story of English (Edition One)?
(a) Voyager One.
(b) Voyager Two.
(c) Voyager Three.
(d) Sputnik.

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

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

5. Approximately how many words are in the English language?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is quoted from his Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language in the Introduction?

3. In what year did the English Reformation begin?

4. Who is listed as the Executive Producer of the television series The Story of English?

5. Tyndale translated the Bible from Greek in what year?

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