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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Echoes of an English Voice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Story of English was created alongside a nine-part television series for what network?
(a) ABC.
(b) CBS.
(c) PBS.
(d) NBC.

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

3. Robert McCrum writes in the Introduction, "Language, we know, is in ceaseless ____."
(a) Love.
(b) Flow.
(c) Motion.
(d) Flux.

4. How many blacks were in the United States when the Civil War began?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 6 million.
(d) 3 million.

5. Who was the leader of translation in the King James Bible?
(a) Bois.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Webster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word refers to a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses?

2. When did James I lead a council of bishops and Puritan divines to create the King James Bible?

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

4. What style of music was the invention of the Scots-Irish?

5. How many Germans have emigrated to the United States since 1776?

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