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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. When was the Education Act passed in the United Kingdom?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1655.

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

3. What is the Church of Scotland's more common name?
(a) The Anglican.
(b) The Scotch Catholic.
(c) The Kirk.
(d) The Catholic.

4. Robert McCrum was Editor-in-Chief of what publishing house from 1979-1996?
(a) Simon and Schuster.
(b) Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald.
(c) Penguin.
(d) Faber and Faber.

5. Global English is either British or what?
(a) Western.
(b) Eastern.
(c) American.
(d) Colonialized.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The number of books in England did what after the invention of the printing press?

4. What threatened Britain's Celtic chiefs after the withdrawal of the Romans?

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

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