1st Per Spring 23 Quiz History of English

Which of the following languages are considered to be in the 'Germanic' family of languages? Check all that are and NONE that are not.

• English

• Swedish

• Dutch

• Spanish

• German

The Middle Ages lasted from 1400 AD to 1600 AD.

• True

• False

One of the biggest legacies for us nowadays which comes from the Middle Ages is the English language.

• True

• False

One of the most important Germanic groups were the Franks. We got our language from them and it was called "Frankish" back then. Now, of course, it's called English.

• True

• False

This is an example of the earliest version of English in writing. We now call this version of English . . . .

• Old English

• Middle English

• Modern English

• All of these

Some Germanic groups invaded Britain in around 500 AD. They were the . . . .

• Angles

• Saxons

• Jutes

• All of these are ture

For us in modern times, the very earliest version of English sounds and looks like ____________________.

• a foreign language

• our English that we speak today

• Latin

• French

In and around 800 AD another group of Germanic people invaded Britain and had an impact on English. They added some vocabulary, family names ending in

-sen/-son and some other things. These people were whom?

• the Vikings

• the Franks

• the Russians

• the Saxons

The absolute biggest and most dramatic change in English happened when William, Duke of Normandy invaded England in ______ and won the Battle of Hastings

• 1066 AD

• 1214 AD

• 1709 AD

• 466 AD

William, Duke of Normandy and his people who invaded England and defeated the Anglo-Saxons (English) at the Battle of Hastings spoke what language?

• French

• Spanish

• German

• English