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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. What television entertainer does Robert McCrum claim is the lineal descendant of Amos and Andy?
(a) Ali G.
(b) Eddie Murphy.
(c) Dave Chapelle.
(d) Borat.

2. When did the American Revolutionary War begin?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1699.
(d) 1850.

3. What musical genre originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions?
(a) Country.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Rap.
(d) Bluegrass.

4. What does "RP" stand for?
(a) Received Pronunciation.
(b) Royal Pronunciation.
(c) Royal Phonetics.
(d) Recieved Phonetics.

5. How many Irish emigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century?
(a) 6.1 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 4.7 million.
(d) 3.5 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many novels has Robert MacNeil written, according to the Introduction?

2. How many quotations were in the original Dictionary of the English Language?

3. When did the American Civil War begin?

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

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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