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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. Which of the early Germanic tribes lived in Northern Germany?
(a) Frisii.
(b) Celti.
(c) Buchi.
(d) Anglii.

2. Ulster is composed of how many counties?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

3. What is the name of the dialect generally associated with the British working class?
(a) RP.
(b) Cockney.
(c) Estuary.
(d) Queen's English.

4. The Renaissance added over how many words to the English language?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What great-grandfather of rap does Robert McCrum write is largely forgotten?

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

3. English is the official language of how many countries?

4. Who was a central figure in the Uncle Remus stories of the Southern United States?

5. How many copies of Webster's Dictionary sold during the author's lifetime?

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