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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. Who initiated the English Reformation?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) King Henry VIII.
(c) King George II.
(d) King Leopold I.

2. Linguists know that languages spoken by around how much of humanity came from a common Indo-European source?
(a) One half.
(b) One fourth.
(c) One fifth.
(d) One third.

3. The establishment of what was an important moment for English as word choices had to be made for standard broadcasting?
(a) NBC.
(b) PBS.
(c) CBS.
(d) BBC.

4. Who brought the English language to Britain, according to Chapter 2, The Mother Tongue?
(a) Celts.
(b) Roman tribes.
(c) Asian tribes.
(d) Germanic tribes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Northern Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands produced their own language tree that divided into what and German?

2. Who was the leader of translation in the King James Bible?

3. When was William Shakespeare born?

4. Which of the following words is attributed to Shakespeare's origination?

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

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