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Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

1	"Paying through the nose" means...
	to pay too much for something. to pay too little for something. to pay to much for something. to pay to little for something.
2	What is the origin of the English word "bankrupt"?
	Italian, bank robbed. Italian, broken bank. Italian, bank bench. Italian, broken bench.
3	To "put your money where your mouth is" means to...
	to eat money to do what you say to owe money to buy a bad product
4	Is this an American pronunciation?
	yes no
5	Is this an American pronunciation?
	yes no
6	Which idiom means to influence others?
	feel like a million dollars pay through the nose money talks put the money where one's mouth is
7	Where would you hear this pronunciation?
	United Kingdom America
8	Which idiom describes a person's good mood?
	feel like a million dollars pay through the nose money talks put the money where one's mouth is
9	The Latin word quietus is now in English.
	quit quite quiet quitus
10	From which country did English borrow the word "breeze"?
	France Spain Italy Bolivia