History of English Language Quiz

Which century did the Germanic tribes invade Britain?

• 7th century AD

• 4th century AD

• 5th century AD

• 6th century AD

What language did the inhabitants of Britain originally speak before the Germanic invasion?

• Norman French

• Celtic

• Old Norse

• Latin

From which modern countries did the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes come?

• France and Belgium

• Norway and Sweden

• Netherlands and Denmark

• Denmark and northern Germany

What was the language spoken by the Angles called?

• Norse

• Germanic

• Englisc

• Saxon

What period is known as Old English?

• 1500-1800 AD

• 1100-1500 AD

• 450-1100 AD

• 1800-Present

Who invaded England in 1066?

• Julius Caesar

• Napoleon

• King Harold

• William the Conqueror

What language became the language of the Royal Court after the 1066 invasion?

• Old English

• Celtic

• Latin

• French

During which century did English replace French as the language of law in England?

• 16th century

• 15th century

• 13th century

• 14th century

What significant linguistic event began towards the end of Middle English?

• The Norman Conquest

• The Great Vowel Shift

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

When was the first English dictionary published?

• 1604

• 1755

• 1476

• 1828