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1
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What makes the King James Bible
praiseworthy
a. its plain style of writing/translation
b. its endorsement from the royal family and the
Church
c. its numerous contributions to the English
language

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A. Plain style of writing/translation

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Which characterizes the Great Vowel Shift?
a. the shifting of people into the London dialect
b. the major change in the pronunciation of
vowels
c. the introduction of French words into English
d. the alteration in the symbols of vowels

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B. the major change in pronunciation

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Q

Which spelling reformer is known to have
proposed the Phonotype alphabet consisted of
38 characters?
a. George Bernard Shaw
b. Samuel Johnson
c. Isaac Pitman
d. Noah Webster

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C. Isaac Pitman

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3
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Which of the following is an effect of the
Protestant Reformation?
a. the increase in literacy brought upon by the
availability of books
b. the transfer of the responsibility for education
from the Church to the state
c. the rise of the middle class and the return of
English as the dominant language

A

B. The transfer of the responsibility

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Which spelling reformer is attributed as the one
who revised spelling creating a distinction
between British and American English?
a. Samuel Johnson
b. Noah Webster
c. Isaac Pitman
d. George Bernard Shaw

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B. Noah Webster

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5
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Which spelling reformer is regarded as someone
to have authored the greatest work of
scholarship undertaken by a single person?
a. Isaac Pitman
b. George Bernard Shaw
c. Samuel Johnson
d. Noah Webster

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C. Samuel Johnson

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6
Q

Which spelling reformer is known to have left
money in his will to promote the alphabet he has
created?
a. Isaac Pitman
b. Samuel Johnson
c. Noah Webster
d. George Bernard Shaw

A

D. George Bernard Shaw

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Q

What term is used to refer to the new words that
are coined in a given language?*
a. affixations
b. neologies
c. inkhorn terms
d. colloquialism

A

B. Neologies

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8
Q

Which territory in Asia was successfully taken
over by the British Empire in the 1800s?
a. China
b. India
c. Australia
d. New Zealand

A

B.India

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9
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What is the main difference between the
prescriptivists and the descriptivists?
a. Prescriptivists follow the rules of language
strictly. Descriptivists change rules in
accordance with changes in the society.
b. Prescriptivists change the rules according to
common usage. Descriptivists follow the rules
strictly.

A

A.

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10
Q

Why is the Oxford English Dictionary considered
as the greatest of all dictionaries?
a. It contains a complete record of all English
words.
b. It was the first dictionary to be published.
c. It continues to be updated until the present.

A

C. It continues to be updated

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11
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Which of the following comprise the Old World
according to the early Europeans?
a. Europe
b. Europe, Asia, Africa
c. Europe, Africa, America
d. Europe, America, Asia

A

B. Europe, Asia, Africa

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12
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Which country was said to be the leaders in
terms of explorations and expeditions?*
a. Spain
b. Portugal
c. England
d. Denmark

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A.Spain

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13
Q

How did Africans reach the American
continents?
a. They were brought in as slaves by the
Europeans.
b. They established African colonies in the
American continents.

A

A

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15
Q

What significant role did the English colonies
play in American history?*
a. They established the power of the English
crown.
b. They banded together and fought for their
independence.

A

b

16
Q

He was the one to correct the notion that the
Americas was a different continent.

Amerigo Vespucci

A

Amerigo Vespucci

17
Q

How many colonies in total did the British
establish in the Americas?*
a. eleven
b. fourteen
c. thirteen
d. twelve

A

C. Thirteen

18
Q

How did the English crown pursue
territories/colonies in the Americas?
a. Through the assistance of the Catholic
Church
b. Through the aid of the Sea Dogs
c. Through joint-stock companies

A
19
Q

How did the English crown pursue
territories/colonies in the Americas?
a. Through the assistance of the Catholic
Church
b. Through the aid of the Sea Dogs
c. Through joint-stock companies

A

C. Through joint stock companies

20
Q

What is the first permanent English settlement
founded by the English in the Americas?
a. Massachusetts
b. New England
c. New York
d. Jamestown

A

D. Jamestown

21
Q

Which event led to the formation of the United
States of America?
a. the American Revolution
b. the establishment of the League of Nations
c. the American Civil War

A

A. The american revolution

22
Q

What are three main dialects of American
English?
a. New Yorker, Southern, African-American
b. New Yorker, Southern, Western
c. New England, Southern, General American

A

C. New England, Southern, General American

23
Q

How many books are contained in Webster’s
compilation, A Grammatical Institute of the
English Language?*
a. three
b. five
c. two
d. four

A

A.Three

24
Q

Which form of English reached the Americas
during the arrival of the colonists?
a. Modern English
b. Chaucer English
c. Shakespearian English

A

C. Shakesperian English

24
Q

What is regarded as Webster’s greatest
masterpiece?
a. A Grammatical Institute of the English
Language
b. The American Spellbook
c. Readings on American English
d. An American Dictionary of the English
Language

A

D. An American dictonary of the english language

25
Q

What generally determines the dialect one
speaks?
a. based on the dictionary used
b. based on personal preference
c. based on the educational system
d. based on the regions they grew up on

A

D. Based on the regions they grew up on

26
Q

What product caused the conflict between China
and the British Empire?*
a. marijuana
b. tea
c. opium

A

C. Opium

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A
28
Q

Which two important territories in Asia
established the political and economic powers
of the British Empire in the region?
a. India and the Philippines
b. China and Japan
c. China and India

A

C. China and india

29
Q

For fueling economic growth, what is the term
used to characterize Asia?
a. the workshop of the world
b. the education hub of the world
c. the birthplace of the English language

A

A. the workshop of the word

30
Q

What year marked the end of the British Empire
in Asia?
a. 1998
b. 1997
c. 2000
d. 1999

A

1997

31
Q

What is the effect of internalization on the
English language?
a. amplification
b. connection
c. diversification
d. globalization

A

C. DIversification

32
Q

Which among the factors affect the variety of
English spoken in Singapore and Malaysia?
a. their economic and political standing
b. their multi-ethnicity

A

B

33
Q

Which Asian country has the highest level of
English language proficiency according to EF
EPI?
a. Brunei
b. Philippines
c. Singapore
d. Malaysia

A

C. Singapore

34
Q

Which country is said to be the only one to
employ the American variety of English in Asia?
a. Singapore
b. Philippines
c. Malaysia
d. South Korea

A

Phil

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36
Q

Which Asian country ranks “very low” in terms of
English language proficiency in Asia?
a. Indonesia
b. South Korea
c. Japan
d. Thailand

A

D. Thailand

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