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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. When did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
2. When did the American Revolutionary War begin?
3. In what year did Jamaica become an English, and later a British, colony, known as "Jamaica"?
4. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in what year?
5. How many blacks still speak the dialect of Gullah today?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did appreciation for the Australian dialect change in the 20th century? Why?
2. What do the authors write of the Jamaican dialect in Chapter 9, The New Englishes?
3. How did Black English develop in the American South? When did Black English begin to appear in literature?
4. What impact did Black English have on whites in the American South?
5. When was Webster's Dictionary first published? How many copies were sold in his lifetime?
6. What is the source of inspiration for Irish literature? When did Irish culture rise to its high point?
7. When and how did Australian English develop?
8. Following the domination of the Irish by England, what splits arose over religion?
9. When was English first introduced to India? What led to its development there?
10. What has led to the further development of English in the Far East?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the success of the English language in spreading throughout the world. What examples do the authors give in Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World for the history of success of the English language?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the influences of Germanic, French, and Romance languages on the development of English. What words today are rooted in these cultures and their interactions with the English?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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