
History of English Language Quiz
Authored by Steven Shewey
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which century did the Germanic tribes invade Britain?
7th century AD
4th century AD
5th century AD
6th century AD
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What language did the inhabitants of Britain originally speak before the Germanic invasion?
Norman French
Celtic
Old Norse
Latin
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
From which modern countries did the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes come?
France and Belgium
Norway and Sweden
Netherlands and Denmark
Denmark and northern Germany
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the language spoken by the Angles called?
Norse
Germanic
Englisc
Saxon
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What period is known as Old English?
1500-1800 AD
1100-1500 AD
450-1100 AD
1800-Present
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who invaded England in 1066?
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
King Harold
William the Conqueror
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What language became the language of the Royal Court after the 1066 invasion?
Old English
Celtic
Latin
French
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