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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Good English and Bad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chomsky think are innate in children?
(a) Several language barriers
(b) The tendencies to be dyslexic
(c) Rhyming capabilities
(d) "Ground rules" that help them learn language

2. According to the author what will happen when English comes into its own as a modern language of international importance?
(a) There will be fewer rules imposed
(b) The language will run amuck
(c) Communication will break down
(d) Regionalism will take over

3. What does the author use to show the development of human speech?
(a) Cave drawings
(b) The Bible
(c) Parchments
(d) Archaeological evidence

4. What do the Asian languages have less of than other languages?
(a) syllables
(b) consonants
(c) vowels
(d) sound-symbol connection

5. What system allows English speakers to communicate efficiently in writing?
(a) Syllabic
(b) Tonal
(c) Phonetic
(d) Ebonic

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of languages are Chinese and Japanese

2. What else impacts the pronunciation of some words?

3. Chapter 6 addresses the changing pronunciation of which language over time?

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

5. Who is the Venerable Bede?

(see the answer key)

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