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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. 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?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Haiti.

2. What term refers to African Americans who live in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina and Georgia, which includes both the coastal plain and the Sea Islands?
(a) Zulu.
(b) Indican.
(c) Gullah.
(d) Haitian.

3. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1969.

4. Who was a central figure in the Uncle Remus stories of the Southern United States?
(a) Butler Johnson.
(b) Brer Rabbit.
(c) Pecan Pete.
(d) Johnny Appleseed.

5. The English conquered and warred with the Irish for over how many years?
(a) 500.
(b) 600.
(c) 800.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. What British author of Gulliver's Travels is known for being a master of two styles of satire: the Horatian and Juvenalian styles?

2. By the turn of which century had English all but died out in Ireland?

3. In Cockney, the "w" is often exchanged for what sound?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How have British and American accents diverged over time, according to the authors in Chapter 7, Pioneers! O Pioneers!?

2. When did the Act of Union take place in Irish/English history? What effect did it have on English?

3. When did black pidgin languages first originate and why?

4. What is the source of inspiration for Irish literature? When did Irish culture rise to its high point?

5. What do the authors assert has changed in the way Black English is viewed in recent times?

6. How did appreciation for the Australian dialect change in the 20th century? Why?

7. Where is the Irish language preserved in the New World? Where did the Irish immigrate to in America?

8. When was English first introduced to India? What led to its development there?

9. What words developed from the spread of Americans to the West?

10. How did Black English develop in the American South? When did Black English begin to appear in literature?

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