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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. The people of what country have recently developed a fanatical desire to learn English, and English is vital in many developing countries, according to the author?
(a) Germany.
(b) China.
(c) Israel.
(d) Korea.

2. When did Jamaica regain complete independence?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1962.

3. The number of books in England did what after the invention of the printing press?
(a) Quadrupled.
(b) Doubled.
(c) Tripled.
(d) Halved.

4. Where was the Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
(a) New York.
(b) Sarajevo.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

5. Johnson took on the established dictionaries of European language and decisively exceeded them through how many years of work?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who published the Dictionary of the English Language in 1755?

2. The denial of Afrikaans in South Africa sparked an explosive riot in what year?

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

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

5. What island nation situated in the western area of the North Atlantic Ocean and east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea has an Irish community today?

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