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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Bilingualism began in earnest in India in what year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1665.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1782.
2. How many Irish emigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century?
(a) 4.7 million.
(b) 6.1 million.
(c) 3.5 million.
(d) 2 million.
3. In what decade did a rebellious side of black liberation come together in New Orleans?
(a) 1870s.
(b) 1780s.
(c) 1850s.
(d) 1950s.
4. The culture of Ireland rose to a high point in what century?
(a) 14th.
(b) 12th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 10th.
5. What author wrote Leaves of Grass?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) David Thoreau.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Robert Burns.
Short Answer Questions
1. What term is also known as Irish English and is the dialect of English spoken in Ireland?
2. Irish culture is a mixture of Celtic and what?
3. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in what year?
4. In what decade did Australian English come to be of interest in other English speaking countries?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did the Act of Union take place in Irish/English history? What effect did it have on English?
2. How has English developed among African nations?
3. How did appreciation for the Australian dialect change in the 20th century? Why?
4. What do the authors attribute to Ireland's unique inflections and word stresses in dialect?
5. How have British and American accents diverged over time, according to the authors in Chapter 7, Pioneers! O Pioneers!?
6. What do the authors write of the Jamaican dialect in Chapter 9, The New Englishes?
7. What impact did Black English have on whites in the American South?
8. What is the source of inspiration for Irish literature? When did Irish culture rise to its high point?
9. Where is the Irish language preserved in the New World? Where did the Irish immigrate to in America?
10. How was Cockney stereotypically viewed in London? What governmental changes standardized it?
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