English Language Quiz

English originally belongs to which language family?

• Romance

• Slavic

• West Germanic

• Celtic

Which tribes brought the early form of English to Britain in the 5th century?

• Romans, Greeks, and Celts

• Angles, Saxons, and Jutes

• Vikings and Danes

• Normans and Franks

Old English is also known as:

• Norman English

• Anglo-Saxon

• Proto-English

• Early British

Which literary work is considered the longest and oldest epic poem in Old English?

• The Canterbury Tales

• Beowulf

• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

• The Seafarer

The Old English period roughly lasted from:

• 450 – 1066

• 1066 – 1450

• 1450 – 1700

• 1700 – present

Which historical event greatly influenced the development of Middle English?

• Roman invasion

• Norman Conquest

• Industrial Revolution

• American Revolution

The Middle English period lasted approximately from:

• 450 – 1066

• 1150 – 1450

• 1450 – 1700

• 1700 – present

Which famous literary work represents Middle English literature?

• Paradise Lost

• Beowulf

• The Canterbury Tales

• Hamlet

Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?

• William Shakespeare

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• John Milton

• Samuel Johnson

Which language had a strong influence on English vocabulary due to Roman contact?

• Greek

• Latin

• Arabic

• Persian