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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. Johnson traveled through where at the dawn of the Enlightenment of Hume, Smith, Burns, and Telford?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) New York.
(d) Wales.

2. When did Queen Victoria take the British crown?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1801.
(d) 1899.

3. Thomas Macaulay was born in what year?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1600.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1795.

4. Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) James McDougal.
(d) Samuel Johnson.

5. What refers to language that is characterized by uncommon or pretentious vocabulary and convoluted syntax and is often vague in meaning?
(a) Jargon.
(b) Blockage.
(c) Jingo.
(d) Garble.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Education Act passed in the United Kingdom?

2. Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania speak what primary language?

3. Which variant was most likely the first pidgin English?

4. Who is the author of Ivanhoe?

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

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