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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The people of what country have recently developed a fanatical desire to learn English, and English is vital in many developing countries, according to the author?
(a) Korea.
(b) Germany.
(c) Israel.
(d) China.

2. What does "RP" stand for?
(a) Recieved Phonetics.
(b) Received Pronunciation.
(c) Royal Pronunciation.
(d) Royal Phonetics.

3. When was the Education Act passed in the United Kingdom?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1655.

4. How many novels has Robert MacNeil written, according to the Introduction?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. What do the authors claim denote information about a speaker's life and career and explain community values?
(a) Vocabularies.
(b) Languages.
(c) Styles.
(d) Accents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert McCrum writes in the Introduction, "Language, we know, is in ceaseless ____."

2. Robert McCrum describes the modulation of British RP to what in the Introduction?

3. When was the original edition of The Story of English published?

4. What television entertainer does Robert McCrum claim is the lineal descendant of Amos and Andy?

5. What is considered the highest level of standardization of English, according to the authors in Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World?

(see the answer key)

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