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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "RP" stand for?
(a) Recieved Phonetics.
(b) Royal Phonetics.
(c) Received Pronunciation.
(d) Royal Pronunciation.

2. Which of the four ethnic groups that invaded Scotland during the Dark Ages united the kingdom?
(a) The Finni.
(b) The Scotti.
(c) The Asti.
(d) The Illiuni.

3. By what year were nearly half of the English literate, according to Chapter 3, A Muse of Fire?
(a) 1500.
(b) 1600.
(c) 1400.
(d) 1550.

4. English is the official language of how many countries?
(a) 25.
(b) 53.
(c) 43.
(d) 34.

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

6. The establishment of what was an important moment for English as word choices had to be made for standard broadcasting?
(a) PBS.
(b) BBC.
(c) CBS.
(d) NBC.

7. What is the first of the five points of Calvinism?
(a) Release of sin.
(b) Total depravity.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Love of God.

8. What style of music was the invention of the Scots-Irish?
(a) Hip-hop.
(b) Country.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Blues.

9. Who remain the most direct descendants of the Celts?
(a) The Welsh.
(b) The Norwiegens.
(c) The Irish.
(d) The Scottish.

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

11. Who is the author of Ivanhoe?
(a) Robert Burns.
(b) Samuel Johnson.
(c) Andrew Webster.
(d) Sir Walter Scott.

12. What committee was formed to make decisions regarding standard English pronunciation for broadcasting in England?
(a) NCAA.
(b) NACP.
(c) ACSE.
(d) ACCE.

13. When did Queen Elizabeth die?
(a) 1650.
(b) 1600.
(c) 1595.
(d) 1603.

14. Global English is either British or what?
(a) Colonialized.
(b) Eastern.
(c) American.
(d) Western.

15. How many novels has Robert MacNeil written, according to the Introduction?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ivanhoe written?

2. Where was Shakespeare born and raised?

3. Approximately how many people speak English as their first language today?

4. Julius Caesar and his armies conquered Britain when?

5. The English language was formed through how many invasions?

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