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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did the African slaves NOT introduce to American English?
(a) Gumbo.
(b) Voodoo.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Goober.

2. From what language does the English word "moose" come?
(a) Italian.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Algonquin.
(d) English.

3. What "Anglomaniac affectation" did Noah Webster sneer at in 1789?
(a) Clinging to the silent "u" as in "honour."
(b) The broad "a."
(c) The literature of Fowler.
(d) The recalcitrance to neologisms.

4. According to the report of Beverley, what did a group of soldiers turn into after eating some Jimson Weed?
(a) Fools.
(b) Corpses.
(c) Somnambulists.
(d) Zombies.

5. Which defender of Americanisms cited by Mencken in Chapter 1.3 states that "Language is made by the people"?
(a) Edgar Jepson.
(b) William Archer.
(c) Richard Aldington.
(d) George Ade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposed a generally accepted nomenclature for currency in 1785?

2. What purpose does Miss Wittmann say is served by the shortening of word forms?

3. What word best describes the English attitude towards the adoption of foreign loan-words, in contrast to the American attitude?

4. Which Founding Father is said to have sought to establish a new American alphabet?

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

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