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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, Next Year's Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1789.

2. The Puritans were most highly concentrated where?
(a) Wessex.
(b) East Anglia.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Northumbria.

3. What is the national language of Nigeria?
(a) Ki-Swahili.
(b) English.
(c) Afrikaans.
(d) French.

4. Many Canadians use what instead of the American "zee"?
(a) Zed.
(b) Cee.
(c) Zepha.
(d) Vee.

5. What was the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America?
(a) Jamestown.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Cooperstown.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what newspaper is Robert McCrum listed as Literary Editor in the Introduction?

2. 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?

3. Ulster is composed of how many counties?

4. When did the American Civil War begin?

5. In what decade did a rebellious side of black liberation come together in New Orleans?

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