Finals

Question 1

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

Answer 1

A. Plain style of writing/translation

Question 2

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

Answer 2

B. the major change in pronunciation

Question 3

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

Answer 3

C. Isaac Pitman

Question 3

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

Answer 3

B. The transfer of the responsibility

Question 4

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

Answer 4

B. Noah Webster

Question 5

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

Answer 5

C. Samuel Johnson

Question 6

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

Answer 6

D. George Bernard Shaw

Question 7

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

Answer 7

B. Neologies

Question 8

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

Answer 8

B.India

Question 9

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.

Answer 9

A.

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

C. It continues to be updated

Question 11

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

Answer 11

B. Europe, Asia, Africa

Question 12

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

Answer 12

A.Spain

Question 13

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.

Answer 13

A

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

b

Question 16

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

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer 16

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 17

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

Answer 17

C. Thirteen

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Answer 19

C. Through joint stock companies

Question 20

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

Answer 20

D. Jamestown

Question 21

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

Answer 21

A. The american revolution

Question 22

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

Answer 22

C. New England, Southern, General American

Question 23

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

Answer 23

A.Three

Question 24

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

Answer 24

C. Shakesperian English

Question 24

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

Answer 24

D. An American dictonary of the english language

Question 25

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

Answer 25

D. Based on the regions they grew up on

Question 26

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

Answer 26

C. Opium

Question 28

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

Answer 28

C. China and india

Question 29

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

Answer 29

A. the workshop of the word

Question 30

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

Answer 30

1997

Question 31

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

Answer 31

C. DIversification

Question 32

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

Answer 32

B

Question 33

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

Answer 33

C. Singapore

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Phil

Question 36

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

Answer 36

D. Thailand