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The Mother Tongue Quiz

Bill Bryson
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Mother Tongue.
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The Mother Tongue Quiz

Bill Bryson
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Mother Tongue.

Take our free The Mother Tongue 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.

Many English speakers promote the particular variety of English that they speak while ____________________ the dialects of speakers from other regions. (from Chapter 6 Pronunciation)

2.

What word game does the author note first in Chapter 15? (from Chapter 15 Wordplay)

3.

From what industries do new words in American and Britain come? (from Chapter 11 Old World New World)

4.

English grammar rules are based on what? (from Chapter 9 Good English and Bad)

5.

In addition to organization, what other issues arise when publishing a dictionary? (from Chapter 10 Order Out of Chaos)

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