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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Muse of Fire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did James I lead a council of bishops and Puritan divines to create the King James Bible?
(a) 1601.
(b) 1616.
(c) 1604.
(d) 1630.

2. What is considered the highest level of standardization of English, according to the authors in Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World?
(a) Jamaican English.
(b) Estuary English.
(c) Cockney English.
(d) Queen's English.

3. By what year were nearly half of the English literate, according to Chapter 3, A Muse of Fire?
(a) 1400.
(b) 1550.
(c) 1600.
(d) 1500.

4. The number of books in England did what after the invention of the printing press?
(a) Halved.
(b) Quadrupled.
(c) Tripled.
(d) Doubled.

5. What NASA space probe was launched during the original writing of The Story of English (Edition One)?
(a) Sputnik.
(b) Voyager Three.
(c) Voyager One.
(d) Voyager Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which novelist defined English language fanatics as "Snoots"?

2. The Story of English was created alongside a nine-part television series for what network?

3. How many novels has Robert MacNeil written, according to the Introduction?

4. The Renaissance added over how many words to the English language?

5. Who initiated the English Reformation?

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