Brothers Grimm Intro

Arminius lead Germans to Teoutonberg and...

• traded fairy tales with other Nations

• found connections in phonology withe Greek linguists

• wiped out 10% of Rome's military in one battle

• Germans were defeated, which is why they have Roman traces in their language

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Which was NOT a reason that the Grim Brothers wrote these fairy tales?

• display the power of Germans

• entertain children of Germany

• Prove Germany's antiquity

• Show the incorruptibility of Germans

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Tacitus wrote a booklet that became a known myth. How did he describe the Germans in this bookelet?

• tall, strong, uncorruptible, mighty warriors

• intelligent, dominant, well spoken, committed to their God

• innovative, militaristic, artistic, religious

• passive, artistic, and religious

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Were the Grimm fairy tales originally written for children?

• no

• yes

Where did the Grimm Brothers find their stories?

• they created them while in college and traveling Greece

• They translated them from Latin to German after discovering phonology

• They were told to them as children by their illiterate grandmother

• From illiterate German townspeople

What type of English were the Grimm Brothers stories originally translated to?

• Old English

• Early Modern English

• Modern English

• Late Modern English

What is the definition of etymology?

• Language study and connections

• The study of the history of words

• connecting cultures through the study of word sounds

• drawing connections between German and English

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Why were the Grim Brothers so concerned with the phonological law?

• It allowed them to trace a direct line back from German to an older language than Greek and Latin

• Because it would allow them to understand English easily

• To become bilingual and have ties to the English language

• To get credit for creation of etymology and phonology

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What letters are voiceless stops?

• P, T, K

• S, Z, P

• A, B, C

• F, S, L

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Which is a Germanic Language?

• Latin and Spanish

• English

• English and Spanish

• Latin

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