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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The First Thousand Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is onomatopoeia?
(a) The predecessor of Cro-Magnon man
(b) A new insect genus
(c) A word which represents the sound of something
(d) A culinary trend

2. What does English manage to avoid that are present in other languages?
(a) Acronyms
(b) Jargon
(c) The complexities of address
(d) Tense shifts

3. In Chapter 4, the author traces the development of English in what country?
(a) Spain
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Norway
(d) France

4. What can make learning English unnecessarily difficult?
(a) Vowels
(b) Tense switching
(c) The alphabet
(d) Grammar rules

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From which tribe does England get its name?

2. What is the difference between Cro-Magnon man and Neanderthal man?

3. The Celts are strongly influenced by which culture?

4. What language and culture does the answer to #44 bring to England?

5. Language issues tend to be __________________.

(see the answer key)

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