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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 do the authors claim denote information about a speaker's life and career and explain community values?
(a) Styles.
(b) Accents.
(c) Languages.
(d) Vocabularies.

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

3. When did James I lead a council of bishops and Puritan divines to create the King James Bible?
(a) 1616.
(b) 1604.
(c) 1630.
(d) 1601.

4. Where was Shakespeare born and raised?
(a) Wilforshire.
(b) Essex.
(c) London.
(d) Stratford-upon-Avon.

5. What language did the Celts speak?
(a) Germanic.
(b) Entoarian.
(c) Esotian.
(d) Gaelic.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was the leader of translation in the King James Bible?

4. The Story of English was created alongside a nine-part television series for what network?

5. What does "RP" stand for?

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