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The Evolution of English

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First known European language group...

a)

Proto-Indo-European

b)

Proto-Germanic

c)

Latin

d)

Old Norse

2.

The very first language that provided the English grammatical structure...

a)

Proto-Indo-European

b)

Old Frisian

c)

Old Norse

d)

Modern English

3.

What other language went with the Romans, and included the "f" sounding "ph"?

a)

Indian

b)

Spanish

c)

Greek

d)

Wayuu

4.

The Angles, Saxons and (a)   invaded the British isles after the Romans.

5.

This is a famous poem from the Anglo-Saxon era.

a)

Love in Times of Colera

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

The Canterbury Tales

d)

Beowulf

6.

Bonus!: Pagan / Folk German group that sings "Diese Kalte Nacht"...

a)

Nightwish

b)

Faun

c)

Skáld

d)

Carlos Santana

7.

Who the heck were the Normans?

a)

Lost Muiscas in France

b)

English in Rome

c)

Vikings in France

d)

Russians in Iran

8.

These were two big influences in Early Modern English...

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Rudyard Kipling

c)

C. S. Lewis

d)

The King James Bible

9.

The modern translation for "Thou art with me"...

(a)  

10.

"Et tu, Brute?" is found in which play?

a)

Of Mise and Men

b)

Brutus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

The Iliad