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The American Language Quiz

H. L. Mencken
This Study Guide consists of approximately 101 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The American Language.

The American Language Quiz

H. L. Mencken
This Study Guide consists of approximately 101 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The American Language.

Take our free The American Language quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

According to Mencken, which of the following does "one American professor of English" predict will become a spelling form of the future? (from Chapter 8.5)

2.

In what sort of languages are double negatives "perfectly allowable"? (from Chapter 9.8)

3.

What class of Americans is most influenced by Briticisms, according to Mencken in Chapter 5.2? (from Chapter 5.1)

4.

Which adjectival prefix does Mencken state is confined to the more sophisticated classes? (from Chapter 9.6)

5.

Which phrase did Oliver Wendell Holmes use to describe the state of the person who makes use of slang? (from Chapter 11.1)

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