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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. English is the official language of how many countries?
(a) 34.
(b) 53.
(c) 25.
(d) 43.

2. RP was spoken by how much of the British population at the origination of BBC?
(a) 1%.
(b) 3%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 20%.

3. When did Robert MacNeil retire, according to his bio in the Introduction?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1998.

4. Robert McCrum writes in the Introduction, "Language, we know, is in ceaseless ____."
(a) Love.
(b) Flux.
(c) Flow.
(d) Motion.

5. When was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another word for Old English?

2. What does "RP" stand for?

3. Robert McCrum was Editor-in-Chief of what publishing house from 1979-1996?

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?

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