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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 Varieties of English.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What helps a listener and speaker to use the correct word when in doubt?
(a) Context
(b) Trial and error
(c) A friend
(d) A dictionary

2. Who tends to invent new words in the present day?
(a) People in religion and government
(b) People in technology and religion
(c) People in technology and government
(d) People in technology and the arts

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

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

5. Which words are appropriate for the common people to use?
(a) Danish
(b) Anglo-Saxon
(c) Irish
(d) French

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose work can inconsistent spelling be found due to the event of #67?

2. Languages around the world contain common ______________________.

3. When does modern English begin to emerge?

4. In Chapter 4, the author traces the development of English in what country?

5. In the English language, what has a range of possibilities not available in other languages?

(see the answer key)

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