Language Test 1

Which of the following is used to mock an atttitude toward linguistic change?

apocalyptically (lines 1 -2)

In lines 31-32, "this Olympian point of view" refers specifically to the perspective of one who is

aware of the "historical picture"

Part of the speaker's rhetorical strategy in paragraph 1 is to

discredit invalid views on the topic

Taken as a whole, the passage is best described as a

discussion of differing attitudes toward linguistic change

A central contrast presented in the passage is that between

immediate and long-term views of language change

All of the following statments are true of the first sentence of paragraph 2 excpet

it contradicts the conclusion reached at the end of paragraph 1.

The analogy in lines 34-37 accomplishes all of the following except

it introduces an image that reappears in the last paragraph

In lines 21 -22, the speaker refers to a possible comparasion between baseball players of different eras to illustrate that

judgements about declining standards are difficult to support

The speaker cites Silone's comment in order to

justify the statement in the preceding sentence

The italicization of "their" in line 16 suggests that

the terms "hacks" and bureaucrats" apply also to the writers of the materials mentioned i lines 8 - 10

In lines 39-40, the phrase "current critics" refers most directly to

the writers of the "standard jeremiads of the sunday supplements"