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historical development of language quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

where did greek and indo-european languages become primarily spoken?

a)

europe

b)

greece

c)

indonesia

d)

lithuania

2.

it is the earliest form of english that we speak, and you are reading it today.

a)

late modern english

b)

old modern english

c)

early modern english

d)

modern english

3.

What are the two suggested languages that belong in the Indo-Iranian group?

a)

Indic language and Aryan Language

b)

Nuristānī Language and Bangani Language

c)

Slavic language and European Language

d)

Baltic language and Slavic Language

4.

Charles Darwin he introduced his what?

a)

artificial selection

b)

scientific theory

c)

westminster Abbey

d)

english naturalist

5.

The leading advocate of this natural theological view of language was ?

a)

Friedrich Max Müller

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Hensleigh Wedgwood

d)

William Dwight Whitney

6.

Who addressed the natural theology of max muller?

a)

Hensleigh Wedgwood

b)

William Dwight Whitney

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

None of the Above

7.

An early progenitor of Man, he wrote probably used his voice as did an what type of animal?

a)

monkey

b)

wolves

c)

polar bear

d)

gibbon

8.

He was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.

a)

Ferdinand De Saussure

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

William Dwight Whitney

9.

It is a branch of Indo-European family

a)

American Language

b)

British Language

c)

Australian Language

d)

Germanic Language

10.

The Book of Exeter contains __ riddles and __ poems

a)

30,90

b)

80,60

c)

90,30

d)

60,80