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Story of English 2 - Middle English

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Middle Ages, this lead to a rise in literacy, written records, and texts to examine.

(a)  

2.

Middle English texts would be primarily written in

a)

Middle English

b)

Latin

c)

Old Norse

d)

French

3.

The restating of material in new, parallel terms

(a)  

4.

What was seen as "wisdom literature" in the Middle Ages

a)

Poetry

b)

Bibles

c)

Scholarly texts

d)

Riddles

5.

In the Middle Ages, books were written on

a)

Paper

b)

Parchment/Vellum

c)

Wood

d)

Fabric/Cloth

6.

How many animal skins were required to make one book

a)

200

b)

100

c)

150

d)

50

7.

In the Middle Ages, books were expensive and not mass produced

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Describe the process of making books in the Middle Ages

4 lines
9.

A text written by hand by a scribe (often a monk at a monastery)

(a)  

10.

The artist responsible for the images in the manuscript

(a)  

11.

Describe the stages of writing in the Middle English period

4 lines
12.

Partially visible text that was (attempted to be) erased from a manuscript

(a)  

13.

The decoding process of deciphering older writing systems

(a)  

14.

The Sack of Lindisfarne, an event where the church of Lindisfarne was raided by Scandinavians, occured in what year?

a)

767

b)

851

c)
793
d)

812

15.

When did the Viking Age begin?

a)

767

b)

851

c)
793
d)

812

16.

The Vikings would settle in Iceland, Greenland, and the North American coast around what year?

a)

870

b)

900

c)

799

d)

813

17.

The Vikings would rule England between what years?

a)

921-1035

b)

802-965

c)
793-1065
d)

1016-1035

18.

After the Great Viking Army invaded East Anglia, which kingdom would remain?

a)
Wessex
b)
Mercia
c)
Northumbria
d)
Kent
e)

Sussex

19.

King Alfred the Great seized victory against the Great Viking Army

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The Treaty of Wedmore was signed in

a)
1066
b)

1016

c)

1032

d)

880

21.

The Danelaw was established out of which kingdom?

a)
East Anglia
b)
Northumbria
c)

Kent

d)
Mercia
e)

Essex

22.

Alfred the Great

a)

Was the first king of a united kingdom

b)

Campaigned for literacy, literature, and the arts

c)

Campaigned for Latin works to be translated into English so that people could understand their religion in a language they understood

d)

Formed an English Navy

e)

Updated the law code

23.

When Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard brought a large army to England, King Aethelred the Unready

a)

Fought back

b)

Paid off the tribute each time

c)

Further strengthened the navy as a deterrent

d)

Fled the country

24.

When did the Middle English period start?

a)

886

b)

914

c)

1100

d)

1066

25.

While the Vikings were ruling England, the monarchy was in exile where

a)
Ireland
b)
Normandy
c)

Prussia

26.

Who would be King of England after the death of Harthacnut?

a)
Edward the Confessor
b)
Henry I
c)
William the Conqueror
d)
Alfred the Great
27.

From what dates would Edward the Confessor rule?

a)

1023-1047

b)

1010 to 1043

c)

993 to 1005

d)

1043 to 1066

28.

Edward the Confessor died with a clear heir to the throne

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Who won the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066?

a)

The Normans

b)

The Anglo-Saxons

c)

The Norwegians

d)

The English

30.

Who won the Battle of Hastings on October 14th, 1066?

a)

Harold Godwinson - English

b)

Harald Hadrada - Norwegian

c)

William the Conqueror - Norman

31.

With the Battle of Hastings, almost the entire male aristocracy was killed or displaced by the Normans

a)

True

b)

False

32.

For 150 years, the ruling class of England would speak a dialect of ______ as their first language. At the same time, only 5-10% of the English population spoke ______ at any given time.

(a)  

33.

French culture brought what to English culture?

a)

Cavalry (Horse-riding) Figthers

b)

Chivalry

c)

Homage - Vassal relationships

d)

The literary genre of Romance

34.

The personal relationship of fealty pledged to a lord

(a)  

35.

Someone who serves a lord

(a)  

36.

When three languages are used for different social functions in one society

(a)  

37.

Areas of human activity or interest where a particular language or variety of language is used. Examples include Law, Religion, Education, Family Life, Politics, and more

(a)  

38.

Name one or more domains of French influence

4 lines
39.

Name one or more domains of Latin influence

4 lines
40.

Name one or more domains of English influence

4 lines
41.

A language or variety of language considered to be the most prestigious by speakers in a community

(a)  

42.

Lexicon means

a)

Change

b)

A collection of books

c)

Specialty Alphabet

d)

Vocabulary

43.

The 5-10% of speakers of French would have included nobility/aristocracy, clergy, and the merchants selling to these people

a)

True

b)

False

44.

By 1450, about 1/2 of the available words in English were non-Germanic in origin. What percentage of those were French?

a)
10%
b)
50%
c)

25%

d)

30%

45.

The reason English speakers today have different words for livestock and the meat that comes from the livestock is due to what

4 lines
46.

Pairings of words of different origins, but with the same or similar meaning
Example: Breaking and Entering, Peace and Quiet

(a)  

47.

What are some examples of Morphology Mixing in this period

a)

OE prefix be- added to French words

b)

OE suffix -ful added to French words

c)

French suffix -able onto Germanic words

48.

List some lexical borrowings of English during this period. What domain does the borrowing belong to?

4 lines
49.

Certain Latin affixes came to English through French borrowings. Most words not directly of Latin or French origin would be borrowed through French. This make French an example of a...

(a)  

50.

Why did English regain its prestige?

a)

Anti-French sentiment and hostility. Seperation of Territories

b)

Shift in Prestige of French Dialects. Loss of French as a first language

c)

Social Mobility of the peasant class. Labor shortages following the Black Plague

d)

The Hundred Years War

51.

The Kings of France were vassals of the Kings of England

a)

True

b)

False

52.

What dialect of French would gain prestige over Norman?

a)

Picard

b)

Burgundian

c)

Parisian

53.

The first wave of the Black Plague occurred in

a)

1348

b)

1329

c)

1400

d)

1276

54.

When did the English Peasants' Revolt occur?

a)

1242

b)
1381
c)
1453
d)
1215
55.

The English Peasants' Revolt was successful

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The Hundred Years War occurred between what years?

a)

1016-1035.

b)
1066-1087
c)
1337-1453
d)
1492-1504
57.

The opposing leaders of the Hundred Years war were

a)

King Edward III

b)

King Richard III

c)

King Francis I

d)

King Harold II

e)

King Philip VI

58.

Eth, Thorn, and Ash letters were starting to be replaced n the ME period

a)

True

b)

False

59.

During the Middle English period, the letter "c" would start to make the "s" sound due to French borrowings. This pattern would move to some native words too

a)

True

b)

False

60.

A reduction of inflection on all parts of the nominal group

(a)  

61.

In ME, most nouns will become like OE strong, masculine nouns due to

(a)  

62.

Studying a language at a particular moment in time

(a)  

63.

Studying a language over the passage of time

(a)  

64.

In ME, a functional split occurred between the demonstrative determiner "that" and the definite article "the"

a)

True

b)

False

65.

ME adjectives...

a)

Would be mostly unaffected

b)

Were no longer marked for case and gender

c)

Lost the strong/weak form

d)

Lost the singular/plural forms

66.

ME pronouns...

a)

Lost the dual form

b)

Would keep Case, Gender, and Number forms

c)

Combine Dative and Accusative forms into an "Object" form

67.

The "of" genitive would experience a decline of use over the course of Middle English

a)

True

b)

False

68.

With inflectional endings lost in ME, word order was used to show relationships between words. This makes ME more (a)   than OE

69.

Through analogy, more verbs became weak verbs. New verbs entering English would take the form of weak verbs

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Some strong verbs that took on the weak form in ME retain their old past tense forms in the past participle

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Most forms of English survive from the London/Southern Dialect, but the 3rd person singular present verb form comes from the Northern Dialect

a)

True

b)

False

72.

ME begins to rely on the axillary verb, and as a result, the English verbal system becomes more (a)  

73.

Describe the two options for the Middle English perfect form

4 lines
74.

ME saw the development of the periphrastic infinitive "to"

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Modals and Quasi-Modals were on the decline in ME

a)

True

b)

False

76.

In ME, <sc> is replaced by

(a)  

77.

In ME, <Ċ> would be replaced by

(a)  

78.

In ME, H would be replaced inside words with

(a)  

79.

In ME, CW would be replaced with

(a)  

80.

In ME, OU or OW would replace what?

(a)  

81.

In ME, GG or DG(E) would replace what?

(a)  

82.

How would the long vowels <e> and <Ō> would be affected in ME

a)

The letters would be doubled in writing

b)

The letters would be changed to <i> and <u> respectively

c)

Both of the letters would be unaffected

d)

<e> remains the same, but <Ō> would lose the accent mark over the letter

83.

In ME, <k> would see gradually decreased use

a)

True

b)

False

84.

The phonetic sound /h/ would be lost before which letters?

(a)