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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Guid Scots Tongue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "RP" stand for?
(a) Received Pronunciation.
(b) Royal Phonetics.
(c) Recieved Phonetics.
(d) Royal Pronunciation.

2. Who initiated the English Reformation?
(a) King George II.
(b) King Henry VIII.
(c) King Leopold I.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

3. Who is quoted from his Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language in the Introduction?
(a) Daniel Webster.
(b) Anderson Williams.
(c) William Cran.
(d) Dr. Samuel Johnson.

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

5. Which of the following words is attributed to Shakespeare's origination?
(a) President.
(b) Death.
(c) Company.
(d) Assassination.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?

2. Which name prefix did the Scots originate?

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

4. When was Jonathan Swift born?

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

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