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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. When did Robert MacNeil retire, according to his bio in the Introduction?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1990.

2. Approximately how many people speak English as their first language today?
(a) 230 million.
(b) 800 million.
(c) 375 million.
(d) 654 million.

3. When did James I die?
(a) 1625.
(b) 1440.
(c) 1700.
(d) 1650.

4. What television entertainer does Robert McCrum claim is the lineal descendant of Amos and Andy?
(a) Borat.
(b) Ali G.
(c) Eddie Murphy.
(d) Dave Chapelle.

5. The Anglo-Saxon language received a major boost when Christianity brought an enormous Latin vocabulary starting in what year?
(a) 597 A.D.
(b) 238 A.D.
(c) 359 A.D.
(d) 283 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what newspaper is Robert McCrum listed as Literary Editor in the Introduction?

3. In what year did the English Reformation begin?

4. Who welcomed St. Augustine in England?

5. What is the name of the dialect generally associated with the British working class?

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