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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. Who wrote The American Language?
(a) Daniel Webster.
(b) Dr. Samuel Johnson.
(c) William Cran.
(d) H.L. Mencken.

2. When was Jonathan Swift born?
(a) 1675.
(b) 1667.
(c) 1595.
(d) 1695.

3. What American-originated word means to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate?
(a) Discombobulate.
(b) Stampede.
(c) Lollapalooza.
(d) Bonanza.

4. Who is listed as the Executive Producer of the television series The Story of English?
(a) William Cran.
(b) Robert MacNeil.
(c) Anderson Williams.
(d) Robert McCrum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the American Revolutionary War begin?

2. The Story of English was created alongside a nine-part television series for what network?

3. By what year were nearly half of the English literate, according to Chapter 3, A Muse of Fire?

4. Where was Shakespeare born and raised?

5. When did the First World War begin?

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