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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is one of the most interesting words created in North America?
(a) Awesome
(b) Whatever
(c) Sincerely
(d) O.K.
2. English cannot be confined to arbitrary rules or ____________________.
(a) colloquialisms
(b) authority
(c) regionalism
(d) experts
3. Other than America and England, what country speaks English primarily?
(a) Wales
(b) Finland
(c) Ireland
(d) Australia
4. How do Americans view British pronunciation and vocabulary?
(a) They try to imitate it
(b) They think it is too affected
(c) They want to destroy it
(d) They ignore it
5. Historians show real _______________ by piecing together a record of the human community without definitive proof.
(a) creativity
(b) dishonesty
(c) confidence
(d) assertiveness
Short Answer Questions
1. Words that enter American and British vocabularies generally come from what country?
2. In what year is the dictionary mentioned in #113 printed?
3. How many words were contained in the dictionary mentioned in #113?
4. What is the result of the shift mentioned in #150?
5. Why is it nearly impossible for a dictionary to keep pace with the English language?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the role of immigrants to North America on the evolution of the English language.
2. What considerations must businesses take into account when naming companies to go to market internationally?
3. In addition to English, what other languages have been proposed as international languages?
4. To what does the author attribute the misuse of English grammar?
5. What is the origin of the crossword puzzle?
6. What is the author's position on many spelling and grammar rules?
7. What is the basis for the argument of making English an international language?
8. Name some less common word games.
9. Why are translations between English and Japanese especially difficult?
10. What has been the naming process for places in England and America?
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