2. The author feels that the English-only movement is more about ______________________ than preservation and advancement.
(a) insecurity
(b) dominance
(c) integrity
(d) politics

3. How many words were contained in the dictionary mentioned in #113?
(a) 25,000
(b) 43,000
(c) 430,000
(d) 4,300

4. What country attempts to control language by its academic system instead of following social forces?
(a) France
(b) United States
(c) Italy
(d) England

5. What is the result of the shift mentioned in #150?
(a) The dictionary cannot keep up with the changes
(b) New words have to be invented
(c) Modern names look or are spelled in contrast to original meanings
(d) The words are dropped from everyday use

6. Which country is used as an example of the difficulties of international communication?
(a) Canada
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) Japan

7. What did North American immigrants do with their native languages?
(a) They modified them radically
(b) They modified them somewhat
(c) They held to them steadfastly
(d) They abandoned them

8. American surnames can be traced to ____________________ names.
(a) immigrant
(b) British
(c) city
(d) ancestral

9. Who wrote the longest-standing example of an English dictionary?
(a) Ben Franklin
(b) G. & C. Merriam Co.
(c) Samuel Johnson
(d) Noah Webster

10. In addition to people names, what else has had a similar naming process in both England and America?
(a) Street names
(b) Place names
(c) Insect names
(d) Animal names

11. What is another major language issue in North America?
(a) Assimilation of immigrant groups
(b) No printing presses
(c) No dictionaries
(d) Regional colloquialisms

12. What is the mission of the English-only movement in the U.S.?
(a) Find funding for the study of the English language
(b) Find funding to teach English in third world nations
(c) Make English the official language
(d) Finance its own dictionary

13. English is a language of constant ___________________.
(a) beauty
(b) complexity
(c) surprise
(d) change

14. What is the dictionary that follows Webster's forty years later?
(a) Oxford English Dictionary
(b) Harvard English Dictionary
(c) Mensa English Dictionary
(d) Franklin's English Dictionary

15. Like other words, swear words ____________________________.
(a) are not appropriate for all regions
(b) have adapted over time
(c) are not appropriate for all ages
(d) have different meanings to different people