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The Story of English Quiz

Robert McCrum
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 Story of English.

The Story of English Quiz

Robert McCrum
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 Story of English.

Take our free The Story of English 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.

What is the capital of New Zealand? (from Chapter 8, The Echoes of an English Voice)

2.

Tyndale translated the Bible from Greek in what year? (from Chapter 3, A Muse of Fire)

3.

What is the first of the five points of Calvinism? (from Chapter 4, The Guid Scots Tongue)

4.

What refers to language that is characterized by uncommon or pretentious vocabulary and convoluted syntax and is often vague in meaning? (from Epilogue, Next Year's Words)

5.

Which name prefix did the Scots originate? (from Chapter 4, The Guid Scots Tongue)

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