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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. Where was the Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
(a) Sarajevo.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

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

3. James VI of Scotland became James I of England in what year?
(a) 1596.
(b) 1603.
(c) 1702.
(d) 1557.

4. What is the first of the five points of Calvinism?
(a) Love of God.
(b) Total depravity.
(c) Release of sin.
(d) Forgiveness.

5. What do the authors claim denote information about a speaker's life and career and explain community values?
(a) Styles.
(b) Vocabularies.
(c) Languages.
(d) Accents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American-originated word means to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate?

2. The United States is how many times the size of the United Kingdom?

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

4. What was the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America?

5. Where was Shakespeare born and raised?

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