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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.2 | Chapter 9.3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mencken say newspaper reporters no longer "slobber" over?
(a) Tragedies.
(b) Interviews.
(c) British idioms.
(d) Ceremonies.

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

3. What is the English meaning of the phrase "to carry on"?
(a) To raise hell.
(b) To be on the job.
(c) To talk endlessly.
(d) To shoulder one's pack.

4. How many pages in "The King's English" are dedicated to explaining the distinction between "will" and "shall"?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 0.

5. Who "tries" a legal case in England?
(a) The barrister.
(b) The solicitor.
(c) The judge.
(d) The jury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mencken claims that Noah Webster contains less of the scientific inquirer and more of what?

2. In what year did the National Education Association withdraw from the campaign for simplified spelling?

3. What spelling change is made from English to American in words such as "connection"?

4. What is the longest list of spelling changes from English to American that Mencken gives in Chapter 8.1?

5. What word was "coatee" used as a diminutive for?

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