View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what newspaper is Robert McCrum listed as Literary Editor in the Introduction?
(a) The London Times.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(d) The Observer.

3. When did Elizabeth become Queen of England?
(a) 1558.
(b) 1530.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1493.

4. Approximately how many words are in the English language?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 1,000,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 100,000.

5. The Puritans were most highly concentrated where?
(a) Wessex.
(b) East Anglia.
(c) Northumbria.
(d) New Hampshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people spoke English in Shakespeare's time?

2. When did James I die?

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

4. The people of what country have recently developed a fanatical desire to learn English, and English is vital in many developing countries, according to the author?

5. What is the first of the five points of Calvinism?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 156 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample