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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What British author of Gulliver's Travels is known for being a master of two styles of satire: the Horatian and Juvenalian styles?
2. What is the current population of Jamaica?
3. What word refers to a process of conversion of verbal or written elements of any other language into a more comprehensible English form for an English speaker or to become English in form or character?
4. What is the British spelling of the word "color"?
5. How many Germans have emigrated to the United States since 1776?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where was the slave trade centered in England? How did blacks and whites communicate?
2. Where is the Irish language preserved in the New World? Where did the Irish immigrate to in America?
3. What do the authors attribute to Ireland's unique inflections and word stresses in dialect?
4. What is the source of inspiration for Irish literature? When did Irish culture rise to its high point?
5. What impact did Black English have on whites in the American South?
6. What words developed from the spread of Americans to the West?
7. How many Americans are of Irish descent? What association do Westerners have with Ireland's history?
8. When did the Act of Union take place in Irish/English history? What effect did it have on English?
9. Following the domination of the Irish by England, what splits arose over religion?
10. What international influences came to the English language from New York?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When did St. Augustine arrive in Britain? What impact did he have there on the English language? How?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the distinct paths in which the slave trade traveled and how the people in each region were affected by the trade. How did cultures and languages change?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the English language in comparison with others, such as German, French, or Spanish. What makes English easier or harder to learn? How do grammatical rules differ?
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