2. What was the first English-speaking official colony in North America?
(a) New Deutchland.
(b) New York.
(c) New Amsterdam.
(d) Newfoundland.

3. From what century onwards did England begin domination of Ireland?
(a) 12th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 4th.
(d) 10th.

4. How many blacks were in the United States when the Civil War began?
(a) 4 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 6 million.

5. In order to find early Black American English, one must travel to the American South, especially Charlestown and where?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Georgia.

6. What author noted that Southern women often sounded like their black slaves?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Samuel Clemens.

7. What word carried over from Cockney to Australian English?
(a) Howdy.
(b) Ello.
(c) Bro.
(d) Mate.

8. When did the American Revolutionary War begin?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1699.
(d) 1850.

9. What was a common form of passing language down from one generation to the next in Irish culture?
(a) Written word.
(b) Storytelling.
(c) Shamanic rites.
(d) Baptism.

10. What is the capital of Jamaica?
(a) Kingston.
(b) Papau.
(c) Osau.
(d) Sydney.

11. Daniel Webster was a leader in what political party?
(a) Republican.
(b) Labor.
(c) Tories.
(d) Whigs.

12. What is an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country?
(a) Afrikaans.
(b) Ki-Swahili.
(c) Krio.
(d) Singlish.

13. When did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
(a) 1775.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1901.

14. What is the capital of New Zealand?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Binghamshire.
(d) Sydney.

15. In Cockney, the "w" is often exchanged for what sound?
(a) "V."
(b) "S."
(c) "F."
(d) "Z."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a term used for both dialects of English and English-based pidgins and creoles, and whose meaning depends considerably upon the context, and particularly the part of the world?

2. What word refers to a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses?

3. The United States is how many times the size of the United Kingdom?

4. The English language in Ireland is still _____ and non-standardized, according to Robert McCrum.

5. In what decade did Australian English come to be of interest in other English speaking countries?

(see the answer keys)

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