Moderate
African American dialects grew out of_______________?
Correct answer: B. The attempts of African slaves to communicate with each other
- A. The 1960s protest movements
- B. The attempts of African slaves to communicate with each other
- C. Slave owners teaching slaves Elizabethan English
- D. Slaves' attempts to keep their conversations secretSupport Black Businesses
Explanation
African American dialects developed partly from enslaved Africans' need to communicate across different African language groups and with English speakers. The other options either describe later developments or misrepresent how the dialect formed.
Last updated
Practise American Literature
222 free American Literature MCQs from English Literature, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask English Literature questions like this
English Literature is on 2 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.