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HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Julius Caesar invaded the island?

a)

55 BC

b)

54 BC

c)

AD 43

d)

AD 54

2.

Name the Emperor who conquest the island and the year

(a)  

3.

Long-term consequences of the Norman Conquest in 1066.

a)

loss of inflection in the English language

b)

loss of Germanic vocabulary

c)

introduction of French words

d)

word-formation

e)

s in third person

4.

When was William the Conqueror crowned?

a)

on Christmas Day, 1066

b)

on Christmas Eve, 1066

c)

on Christmas Day, 1099

d)

on New Year's Eve, 1066

5.

Where did the Normans came from originally?

a)

France

b)

Normandy

c)

Scandinavia

d)

Spain

6.

Name the treaty of the Normandy occupation.

a)

St. Claire-sur-Epte

b)

St. Clair-sur-Epte

c)

St. Clair-danse-Epte

d)

St. Claires-sur-Epte

e)

St. Clair-sur-Eptes

7.

Year of the treaty of the Normandy occupation.

a)

793

b)

911

c)

999

d)

912

e)

811

8.

The treaty of the Normandy occupation was made between...

a)

Rollo, the leader of the Danes & Charles, the Simple

b)

Rollo, the leader of Norway & Charles, the Simple

c)

Rollo, the leader of the Danes & Charles, the Confessor

d)

Rollo, the leader of the Scandinavians & Charles, the Simple

9.

When was the first recorded Viking raid in Britain?

a)

787

b)

973

c)

792

d)

793

10.

Emma, Duke of Normandy's daughter was married to...

a)

William, the conqueror

b)

Harold Godwinson

c)

Edward, the Confessor

d)

Aethelred II, the Unready

11.

Who of these where pretender to the English throne after king Edward died?

a)

Harald Hardrada of Norway

b)

Harold Godwinson

c)

William, duke of Normandy

d)

Aethelred, the Unready

e)

Tostig

12.

Social changes after the Norman conquest

a)

create the feudalism system

b)

enhance the feudalism system

c)

replace the English nobility with Norman tenants

d)

create a strong military force

e)

ask English nobility to supply with knights

13.

witan is a meeting of nobility in what period?

a)

Anglo-Saxon

b)

Norman

c)

Nowadays

14.

curia regis is a meeting of tenants in what period?

a)

Anglo-Saxon

b)

Norman

c)

Nowadays

15.

privy council is a meeting of tenants in what period?

a)

Anglo-Saxon

b)

Norman

c)

Nowadays

16.

Latin in the Norman period was used by...

a)

nobility

b)

lower classes

c)

clergy

d)

upper classes

17.

Norman-French in the Norman period was used by...

a)

nobility

b)

lower classes

c)

clergy

d)

upper classes

18.

English in the Norman period was used by...

a)

nobility

b)

lower classes

c)

clergy

d)

upper classes

19.

The Canterbury Tales is an example of...

a)

humorous and satiric narrative poems (Fabliaux)

b)

rhymed French verse

c)

courtly love romance

d)

didactic and religious purposes

20.

Matter of Britain is an example of...

a)

humorous and satiric narrative poems (Fabliaux)

b)

rhymed French verse

c)

courtly love romance

d)

didactic and religious purposes

e)

original work in French and then translated to English

21.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an example of...

a)

humorous and satiric narrative poems (Fabliaux)

b)

rhymed French verse

c)

courtly love romance

d)

didactic and religious purposes

e)

original work in French and then translated to English

22.

Piers Plowman is an example of...

a)

humorous and satiric narrative poems (Fabliaux)

b)

rhymed French verse

c)

courtly love romance

d)

didactic and religious purposes

e)

original work in French and then translated to English

23.

Le chateau d'Amour is an example of...

a)

humorous and satiric narrative poems (Fabliaux)

b)

rhymed French verse

c)

courtly love romance

d)

didactic and religious purposes

e)

original work in French and then translated to English

24.

Roman de Brut is an example of...

a)

humorous and satiric narrative poems (Fabliaux)

b)

rhymed French verse

c)

courtly love romance

d)

didactic and religious purposes

e)

original work in French and then translated to English

25.

The Book of Duchess is an example of...

a)

humorous and satiric narrative poems (Fabliaux)

b)

rhymed French verse

c)

courtly love romance

d)

didactic and religious purposes

e)

original work in French and then translated to English

26.

Examples of the influence on morphology and syntax.

a)

Development of prepositions from Latin and French

b)

French loans: adj+N

c)

article the and numeral one

d)

Calques: a bag of tricks, build castles in Spain

e)

<ch> represented /tʃ/

27.

Examples of the influence on phonology.

a)

Development of prepositions from Latin and French

b)

<o + m, n, v, w> /o/ > /u/

c)

introduction of palatal affricates /dʒ/

d)

Calques: a bag of tricks, build castles in Spain

e)

<ch> represented /tʃ/

28.

Write the other two synonyms of rise (English) which correspond to French and Latin.

(a)  

29.

Write the other two synonyms of consagrated (Latin) which correspond to English and French.

(a)  

30.

Write the other two synonyms of ask (English) which correspond to French and Latin.

(a)  

31.

Name the two stages of French influence in the island.

(a)  

32.

Which king lost Normandy?

a)

King John

b)

King Henry III

c)

Edward I

d)

William the Conqueror

33.

Year of the last time that French was used as the language of law

a)

1265

b)

1262

c)

1362

d)

1365

34.

Definition of loan or borrowing

a)

a word permanently adopted from one language (the donor language) and incorporated into another language without translation

b)

a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation

c)

sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language

35.

Definition of calque

a)

a word permanently adopted from one language (the donor language) and incorporated into another language without translation

b)

a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation

c)

sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language

36.

Definition of cognate

a)

a word permanently adopted from one language (the donor language) and incorporated into another language without translation

b)

a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation

c)

sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language

37.

Year in which Saint Augustine and other 40 monks arrived in Kent?

a)

597

b)

579

c)

575

d)

731

38.

When did Venerable Bede write Ecclesiastical History of the English People?

a)

597

b)

731

c)

673

d)

911

39.

Century in which King Alfred became de patron of literature.

a)

7th century

b)

8th century

c)

9th century

d)

10th century

40.

When did Monmouth write Historua Regum Britannie?

a)

1066

b)

1136

c)

1215

d)

1185

41.

When is it believed that Beowulf was written?

a)

6th century

b)

7th century

c)

8th century

d)

9th century

42.

What is the name of the itinerant artists that composed and memorized poetry in the Middle Ages?

(a)  

43.

How was language in Old English literature?

a)

formal

b)

elevated

c)

humor tone

d)

satirical tone

e)

classical

44.

How was language in Middle English literature?

a)

formal

b)

elevated

c)

humor tone

d)

satirical tone

e)

classical

45.

Which of these is not a characteristic of poetry in the Middle Ages?

a)

alliteration

b)

2 half lines and caesura

c)

use of synonyms

d)

kennings

e)

passing of time

46.

(a)   translated Beowulf in 1999.

47.

Beowulf is an example of...

a)

pagan epic

b)

Christian epic

48.

Vercelli Book is an example of...

a)

pagan epic

b)

Christian epic

49.

Plot: a shepherd heard the voice of God coming to him

a)

Caedmon's Hymn

b)

Deor's Lament

c)

Cynewulf's Poem

d)

Vercelli Book

50.

Plot: a scop loses his job and he is searching for a new one. He complains about the passing of time. And it is a combination of Christian and pagan traditions.

a)

Caedmon's Hymn

b)

Deor's Lament

c)

Cynewulf's Poem

d)

Vercelli Book

51.

Plot: lives of saints

a)

Caedmon's Hymn

b)

Deor's Lament

c)

Cynewulf's Poem

d)

Vercelli Book

52.

Plot: a dream-vision poem describing Christ on the cross.

a)

Caedmon's Hymn

b)

Deor's Lament

c)

Cynewulf's Poem

d)

Vercelli Book

53.

In which book can we find Beowulf?

a)

Vercelli Book

b)

Exeter Book

54.

Choose the corresponding period for this Chaucer's work: The Book of the Duchess

a)

french period

b)

italian period

c)

english period

55.

Choose the corresponding period for this Chaucer's work: Parliament of Fowles

a)

french period

b)

italian period

c)

english period

56.

Choose the corresponding period for this Chaucer's work: The House of Fame

a)

french period

b)

italian period

c)

english period

57.

Choose the corresponding period for this Chaucer's work: The Legend of the Good Women

a)

french period

b)

italian period

c)

english period

58.

Choose the corresponding period for this Chaucer's work: Knight's Tale

a)

french period

b)

italian period

c)

english period

59.

Choose the corresponding period for this Chaucer's work: Troilus and Criseyde

a)

french period

b)

italian period

c)

english period

60.

Choose the corresponding period for this Chaucer's work: The Canterbury Tales

a)

french period

b)

italian period

c)

english period

61.

Choose the definition of caesura

a)

a break between words within a metrical foot

b)

a half of a line of verse

c)

the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

d)

metrical foot consisting of one short/unstressed syllable followed by one/stressed long syllable

62.

Choose the definition of hemistich

a)

a break between words within a metrical foot

b)

a half of a line of verse

c)

the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

d)

metrical foot consisting of one short/unstressed syllable followed by one/stressed long syllable

63.

Caesura divides...

a)

2 verses

b)

2 feet

c)

2 hemistichs

64.

Choose the definition of iambic pentameter

a)

a break between words within a metrical foot

b)

a half of a line of verse

c)

the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

d)

metrical foot consisting of one short/unstressed syllable followed by one/stressed long syllable

65.

Choose the definition of alliteration

a)

a break between words within a metrical foot

b)

a half of a line of verse

c)

the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

d)

metrical foot consisting of one short/unstressed syllable followed by one/stressed long syllable

66.

Who introduced the rhyme royal in the English literature?

a)

Chaucer

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Geoffrey of Monmouth

d)

Malory

67.

When I do count the clock that tells the time

this is an example of...

a)

iambic pentameter by Shakespeare, Sonnet 12

b)

rhyme royal by Shakespeare, Sonnet 12

c)

rhyme royal by Keats, Ode to Autumn

d)

iambic pentameter by Keats, Ode to Autumn

68.

To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells

this is an example of...

a)

iambic pentameter by Shakespeare, Sonnet 12

b)

rhyme royal by Shakespeare, Sonnet 12

c)

rhyme royal by Keats, Ode to Autumn

d)

iambic pentameter by Keats, Ode to Autumn

69.

What is the rhyme scheme of rhyme royal?

a)

ABABBCC

b)

ABAAACC

c)

ABABABCC

d)

ABABACC

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