English Language and Culture

What is the relationship between English and Dutch, Frisian, and German?

• They are all romance languages

• The are all East Germanic language

• The are all West Germanic languages

• They have no relationship whatsoever

According to the text we read in class, how many people speak English either as a first or second language?

• 341 millions

• 267 millions

• 608 millions

• 1000 millions

In which of the following countries English is NOT spoken either as a first or second language?

• Denmark

• Cameroon

• Brunei

• Morocco

Which historical tribes brought Germanic languages to Britain in the 5th Century AD?

• Angles, Saxons, and Jutes

• Vandals, Lombards and Goths

• Angles, Saxons, and Normans

• Angles, Romans, and Jutes

What year did the Norman Invasion take place?

Whien did English literature begin to reappear after the Norman invasion?

• 8th century

• 11th century

• 13th century

• 14th century

What is the name of the old English letter þ?

• thorn

• schwa

• eth

• ash

When did Robert Cawdrey publish his Table Alphabeticall, the first English dictionary?

• 1066

• 1469

• 1604

• 1492

What is the second largest island of the Bristish Isles?

• Great Britain

• Ireland

• Isle of Man

• Jersey

The full list of islands in the British Isles includes over 1,000 islands. How many of them have an area larger than 20 km²?