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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. Which of the four ethnic groups that invaded Scotland during the Dark Ages united the kingdom?
(a) The Finni.
(b) The Illiuni.
(c) The Asti.
(d) The Scotti.

2. When was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1925.

3. The first Dictionary of the English Language contained over how many definitions?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 40,000.

4. After World War II, which national economy sent multinational corporations across the world and into NATO and the UN?
(a) British.
(b) American.
(c) French.
(d) Canadian.

5. When did the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes sail from Denmark and the German Coast into Britain?
(a) 340 B.C.
(b) 100 B.C.
(c) 449 A.D.
(d) 300 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is considered the highest level of standardization of English, according to the authors in Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World?

4. What committee was formed to make decisions regarding standard English pronunciation for broadcasting in England?

5. When was the original edition of The Story of English published?

(see the answer key)

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