Evolution of the English Language Quiz

Which language family does Old English belong to?

• Celtic languages

• Germanic languages

• Romance languages

• Indo-European languages

What major event brought a massive amount of French and Latin vocabulary into the English language?

• The Viking invasion

• The arrival of the Jutes

• The Anglo-Saxon migration

• The Norman invasion of England in 1066

Which language is considered the reconstructed ancestor of the Indo-European family?

• Latin

• Old Norse

• Proto-Indo-European

• Proto-Germanic

What sound shift occurred in German words after the 6th century?

• From 'f' to 'p'

• From 't' to 'd'

• From 'sk' to 'sh'

• From 'p' to 'pf'

Which language family includes nearly all languages historically spoken in Europe?

• Romance languages

• Germanic languages

• Celtic languages

• Indo-European languages

What is the language of the epic poem Beowulf?

• Old Norse

• Old English

• Latin

• French

Where did the Proto-Indo-European language originate?

• Modern day Ukraine and Russia

• Pontic steppe

• British Isles

• Southern Asia

What is the common ancestor of English, Swedish, German, and many other languages?

• Proto-Indo-European

• Old Norse

• Latin

• Proto-Germanic