This document provides a quiz with 17 multiple choice questions about using "because" and "because of" correctly in sentences. For each question there are two answer choices given: "because" or "because of". The questions test whether "because" or "because of" is the appropriate conjunction to complete the sentence and provide context about why something occurred or a situation arose.

1. Instructions: Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Q1 - We stopped playing tennis ....... the rain
because of
because
Q2 - It was all ........ her that we got into trouble
because
because of
Q3 - We had to hurry indoors ...... it was raining
because of
because
Q4 - I am late ....... the traffic
because
because of
Q5 - We didn't arrive until seven o'clock ........ the traffic was terrible
because
because of
Q6 - She found the exam easy ........ she had worked hard during the course
because of
because
Q7 - He can't drive ........ his illness
because of
because
Q8 - The restaurant closed down ........ the recession
because
because of
Q9 - He found working in Japan very difficult ......... the language problem
because
because of

2. Q10 - He's very difficult to understand ......... his accent
because of
because
Q11 - They moved to Liverpool ......... her job
because
because of
Q12 - There have been a lot of problems in Britain ........ mad cow disease
because of
because
Q13 - They came to London ........ he got a job there
because of
because
Q14 - He crashed his car ........ he was driving too fast
because
because of
Q15 - He lost his driving licence ......... he was convicted of drinking and
driving
because of
because
Q16 - She could only eat a salad in the restaurant ...... she is a vegetarian
because of
because
Q17 - The newspaper was prosecuted ........ an article about the Government
because
because of