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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 is the universal substitute for the word "ye" as described in Chapter 6.2?
(a) You.
(b) The.
(c) Thou.
(d) Thee.

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

3. In what parts of language does Mencken say the "chief grammatical peculiarities" of spoken English are found?
(a) Verbs and pronouns.
(b) Nouns and participles.
(c) Nouns and prepositions.
(d) Adverbs and adjectives.

4. What language does Mencken quote Sidney Low as saying is not taught to English youth?
(a) American.
(b) Latin.
(c) Greek.
(d) Russian.

5. Which organization produced a prospectus in 1913 that warned against extreme English conservatism in the spelling of foreign loan-words?
(a) Simplified Spelling Board.
(b) National Education Association.
(c) Society for Pure English.
(d) British Literary Association.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what language does the English word "moose" come?

2. What does John S. Farmer describe the Western vernacular as being?

3. What does Mencken list as dominant the English alternative for the word "mail"?

4. According to Chapter 2.6, what regional pronunciation is erroneously thought by some to have superior authority regarding English pronunciation?

5. Who does Mencken state are the true makers of grammar in Chapter 9.1?

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