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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were among the first English-speaking migrants to the west and their descendants live in Cornwall, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Brittany?

2. Northern Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands produced their own language tree that divided into what and German?

3. How many quotations were in the original Dictionary of the English Language?

4. Who was the leader of translation in the King James Bible?

5. What is the first of the five points of Calvinism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the authors preface regarding the style of the text in their Introduction?

2. When did Julius Caesar invade the Celts? What was the result?

3. What time frame is embodied by the Elizabethan period? What advances took place in English during this time?

4. Who was William Shakespeare and what impact did he have on the English language?

5. What myths do the authors dispel about the English language in Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World?

6. What cultural wars and battles helped to create the English language, according to the authors in Chapter 2, The Mother Tongue?

7. What do the authors write of the advances from broadcasting on English in Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World?

8. What impact did the invasion of the Anglo-Saxons have on the Celtic language? Why?

9. Samuel Johnson's dictionary had what impact on the Scottish dialect? What were Johnson's experiences in Scotland?

10. What is notable about the standardization of English throughout history? What examples do the authors give in Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the influence of the King James Bible on the English language. What words are examples which arose to common use following the release of the English Bible?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the differences between Jamaica and other islands and lands which were conquered or colonized by Great Britain. What were the effects of colonization in the different regions? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the plight of the Scottish people throughout the Dark Ages. What were the effects of the invasions upon Scotland's people, culture, and language?

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