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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 8.4, what is the first impulse behind American imitation of English orthography?
(a) Affectation.
(b) Convenience.
(c) Compromise for cheaper printing.
(d) Anti-colonialism.

2. Which of the following is one of the three great causes of change in language according to Sayce, as reported in Chapter 9.3?
(a) Lexicography.
(b) Phonetic innovations.
(c) Cultural encounters.
(d) Laziness.

3. How is the "portmanteau-word" formed?
(a) By blending two words.
(b) By mixing parts of words with the same meaning in different languages.
(c) By onomatopoeic creativity.
(d) By finding the true root in the word.

4. What use of storage was added to the American meaning of the word "barn?"
(a) Horses.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Crops.
(d) Chickens.

5. Which adjectival prefix does Mencken state is confined to the more sophisticated classes?
(a) Ultra-.
(b) Super-.
(c) Ante-.
(d) Pen-.

Short Answer Questions

1. What moniker of currency has persisted in America despite having no currency properly of that name?

2. In what century did England replace the "i-sound" with the "oi-sound" in words such as "boy"?

3. What does the movement towards the general vowel neutralization promise to do in the future, according to Mencken?

4. What word in common honorifics did Edwin S. Gould protest against omitting in 1867?

5. In what century did Americans begin to rebel against the capitalization trends dominant in England?

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