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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. What Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian was a major figure in the development of Western Christianity?
(a) St. Augustine.
(b) St. Patrick.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) St. Mark.

2. The number of books in England did what after the invention of the printing press?
(a) Quadrupled.
(b) Halved.
(c) Tripled.
(d) Doubled.

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

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

5. Northern Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands produced their own language tree that divided into what and German?
(a) Norse.
(b) Celtic.
(c) English.
(d) Welsh.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Education Act passed in the United Kingdom?

2. After World War II, which national economy sent multinational corporations across the world and into NATO and the UN?

3. The English language was formed through how many invasions?

4. What is another word for Old English?

5. By what year were nearly half of the English literate, according to Chapter 3, A Muse of Fire?

(see the answer key)

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