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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 English as a World Language.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were two champions for the simplification of English spelling?
(a) Ben Franklin and John Adams
(b) Thomas Jefferson and Noah Webster
(c) Ben Franklin and Noah Webster
(d) Ben Franklin and Guttenberg

2. Who lost control of the United Kingdom under Roman occupation?
(a) The royal family
(b) Celtic tribes
(c) The Vikings
(d) Germanic tribes

3. What brings some sort of uniformity to spelling and language?
(a) The printing press
(b) McGuffy's Reader
(c) The Constitution
(d) Newspapers

4. For what is the Venerable Bede famous?
(a) Preserving religious rituals on scrolls
(b) Defending Britain from the Romans
(c) Writing a book on the History of England
(d) Printing the Bible in French

5. Why can translations between countries be considered difficult?
(a) People are conditioned to communicate within their specific culture.
(b) Countries do not teach children who are more amenable to new language
(c) Adults are too hard to train in a new language
(d) People are basically too lazy to learn something new

Short Answer Questions

1. The English writing system developed from what?

2. Which of the following languages has not been proposed as an international language?

3. What system allows English speakers to communicate efficiently in writing?

4. What is an important benefit of the Asian pictograph languages?

5. When does modern English begin to emerge?

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