Varieties of English Language Test 1

Before the arrival of the Germanic invaders to Britain, most people in Britain spoke various Celtic languages such as _____________________________________.

• Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, German, Cornish, and Manx

• Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Cornish, and Norman

• Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Cornish, and Manx

• Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Saxon, and Manx

The Germanic invaders, known as the Anglo-Saxons were made up of three different groups and known as ___________________.

• Saxons, Jutes, and Anglo

• Saxons, Jutes, and Angles

• Saxons, Jutes, and Vikings

• Scandinavian, Jutes, and Angles

In 597AD, a group of Roman missionaries arrived in Britain from Rome, bringing the influence of _______________ language.

• Latin

• Italian

• Roman

• Old Norse

The _______________________ was an alphabetic system used for carving in wood or stone and widely used throughout the Germanic world.

• Latin system

• Runic system

• Roman system

• Germanic system

The ______________ invaders or commonly known as the Vikings, were originally from _________________.

• Danes; Denmark, Norway, and France

• Danes; Norway, Sweden, and Germany

• Scandinavians; Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

• Scandinavians; Denmark, Norway, and Germany

"Most of the words that were 'borrowed' into English during this time were related to administration, law, and the military. Many current common lexical items also came originally from this such as the words take, die, wrong, call and law. Additionally, the '-s' inflection on third-person present simple singular form of the verb is a result of the influence of this language". Which of the following languages does the description refer to?

• Danes

• Vikings

• Old Norse

• Old English

According to Danelaw Agreement that had divided Britain into two parts, the Danes ruled the __________________ while the Anglo-Saxons ruled the _______________.

• north and west; south and east

• north and east; south and west

• south and east; north and west

• south and west; north and east

What was the unique element of pronunciation that can be found in Old English?

• OE had 'silent' letters and the initial consonants of words in OE were pronounced.

• OE had no 'silent' letters and the initial consonants of words in OE were pronounced.

• OE had 'silent' letters and the initial consonants of words in OE were not pronounced.

• OE had no 'silent' letters and the initial consonants of words in OE were not pronounced.

A series of Runes called _________________ was an example of a writing system in Old English dated from the early _________century.

• Beowulf, 5th

• Beowulf, 6th

• Franks Casket, 7th

• Franks Casket, 8th

The era of early Modern English in England was said to begin upon the introductory of printing technology in ________and the publication of dictionary in _________.

• 1479, 1757

• 1479, 1755

• 1476, 1755

• 1476, 1757