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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. James VI of Scotland became James I of England in what year?
(a) 1557.
(b) 1596.
(c) 1702.
(d) 1603.
2. Robert McCrum was Editor-in-Chief of what publishing house from 1979-1996?
(a) Penguin.
(b) Faber and Faber.
(c) Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald.
(d) Simon and Schuster.
3. When was the Education Act passed in the United Kingdom?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1655.
(d) 1923.
4. Which of the following words is attributed to Shakespeare's origination?
(a) Death.
(b) Company.
(c) President.
(d) Assassination.
5. When was Ivanhoe written?
(a) 1695.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1819.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does "RP" stand for?
2. What is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims?
3. Who is quoted from his Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language in the Introduction?
4. Where was the Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
5. Global English is either British or what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which group of Scots first spoke English? Where did it arrive from?
2. What is the difficulty of explaining sounds of language, according to the authors? What resources can help the reader in grasping dialect?
3. When did Julius Caesar invade the Celts? What was the result?
4. What time frame is embodied by the Elizabethan period? What advances took place in English during this time?
5. What do the authors preface regarding the style of the text in their Introduction?
6. When was the Scottish tongue at its peak? What caused its downfall?
7. What impact did the printing press and the scientific revolution have on the English language?
8. What do the authors write of the advances from broadcasting on English in Chapter 1, An English-Speaking World?
9. Who spread the English language to the west initially? Who are their descendants?
10. What cultural wars and battles helped to create the English language, according to the authors in Chapter 2, The Mother Tongue?
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