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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. In whose work can inconsistent spelling be found due to the event of #67?
(a) Faulkner
(b) Dante
(c) Chaucer
(d) Shakespeare

2. Who establishes a large presence in Northern England in the year 850?
(a) The French
(b) The Russians
(c) The Romans
(d) The Danish Vikings

3. Because of the event of #67, the works of which two authors are especially difficult to understand?
(a) Chaucer and Shakespeare
(b) Chaucer and Dante
(c) Chaucer and Hemingway
(d) Dante and Shakespeare

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Language differences within a country are often ________________.

2. Who lost control of the United Kingdom under Roman occupation?

3. Which words are appropriate for the common people to use?

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

5. Which group surprisingly makes grammar and word mistakes?

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