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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 Swearing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Historians show real _______________ by piecing together a record of the human community without definitive proof.
(a) confidence
(b) assertiveness
(c) dishonesty
(d) creativity

2. What combines with vowels to make pronunciation rules difficult to define?
(a) Complex spelling rules
(b) Cultural dialects
(c) Punctuation
(d) Too many consonants

3. What language is used to communicate across borders?
(a) Japanese
(b) English
(c) Italian
(d) French

4. Why does the author think it is difficult to trace the history of language using only written records?
(a) Documents can be lost or altered
(b) Meanings can be lost in translation
(c) Historians are prone to making errors
(d) Much is not accounted for if spoken language is not accounted for

5. Why are the speakers in #140 becoming a minority?
(a) Because of the difficulty in learning the language
(b) Because of the interest in studying English around the world
(c) Because of the financial investment necessary to study
(d) Because of the limited applications for the language

Short Answer Questions

1. There is debate about the simplicity of English spelling and _________________________.

2. Chapter 13 addresses what traditions in the English-speaking world?

3. All English speakers can understand each other despite ______________________________.

4. Language has the ability to do what?

5. What do the Asian languages have less of than other languages?

(see the answer key)

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