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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Pioneers! O Pioneers!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Romans withdraw from Britain?
(a) 410 A.D.
(b) 110 A.D.
(c) 210 A.D.
(d) 520 A.D.

2. Who was a central figure in the Uncle Remus stories of the Southern United States?
(a) Butler Johnson.
(b) Brer Rabbit.
(c) Johnny Appleseed.
(d) Pecan Pete.

3. When did James I lead a council of bishops and Puritan divines to create the King James Bible?
(a) 1630.
(b) 1601.
(c) 1604.
(d) 1616.

4. Which of the early Germanic tribes had speech that was Germanic and they lived Denmark?
(a) Celti.
(b) Frisii.
(c) Anglii.
(d) Buchi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The English language in Ireland is still _____ and non-standardized, according to Robert McCrum.

2. RP was spoken by how much of the British population at the origination of BBC?

3. Who is quoted from his Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language in the Introduction?

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

5. What do the authors claim denote information about a speaker's life and career and explain community values?

(see the answer key)

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