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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. After World War II, which national economy sent multinational corporations across the world and into NATO and the UN?
(a) Canadian.
(b) French.
(c) American.
(d) British.

2. Who is listed as the Executive Producer of the television series The Story of English?
(a) Robert MacNeil.
(b) Robert McCrum.
(c) Anderson Williams.
(d) William Cran.

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

4. Whose followers are known as Lollards, a somewhat rebellious movement, which preached anticlerical and biblically-centered reforms?
(a) John Wycliffe's.
(b) James Calvin's.
(c) Daniel Webster's.
(d) Samuel Johnson's.

5. When did Queen Elizabeth die?
(a) 1603.
(b) 1600.
(c) 1650.
(d) 1595.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America?

2. Who wrote The American Language?

3. When did Robert MacNeil retire, according to his bio in the Introduction?

4. What does "RP" stand for?

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

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