Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What term refers to a member of the dark-skinned people who were the earliest inhabitants of Australia?
2. The denial of Afrikaans in South Africa sparked an explosive riot in what year?
3. What British author of Gulliver's Travels is known for being a master of two styles of satire: the Horatian and Juvenalian styles?
4. In what year did Jamaica become an English, and later a British, colony, known as "Jamaica"?
5. Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did appreciation for the Australian dialect change in the 20th century? Why?
2. When did black pidgin languages first originate and why?
3. Where was the slave trade centered in England? How did blacks and whites communicate?
4. What is the source of inspiration for Irish literature? When did Irish culture rise to its high point?
5. What effect did Webster have on differentiating British and American English standardization?
6. What impact did Black English have on whites in the American South?
7. How has English developed among African nations?
8. How was Cockney stereotypically viewed in London? What governmental changes standardized it?
9. What do the authors assert has changed in the way Black English is viewed in recent times?
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
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?
Essay Topic 2
When did St. Augustine arrive in Britain? What impact did he have there on the English language? How?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the Act of Union of 1803 in Great Britain and its effects on the Irish language and culture. What remains of the Irish language today?
|
This section contains 825 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
