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History of English Language Quiz

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ are tribes invaded the territory of Great Britain in the 5th century AD

a)

the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes

b)

the Irish, the Scots

c)

Americans

d)

The Normans

e)

the Nomads

2.

When was the Old English period?

a)

450 - 1100

b)

120 - 305

c)

100 - 200

d)

600-800

e)

1500 - 1620

3.

When was the Middle English period?

a)

1100-1500

b)

750-950

c)

450 - 1200

d)

1400 - 2000

e)

1200 - 1300

4.

William the Conqueror came to Britain___

a)

in 1066

b)

in 1000

c)

in 1200

d)

in 1700

e)

in 1033

5.

Tribes the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes are___

a)

Germanic

b)

Irish

c)

Indian

d)

Celtic

e)

Frisian

6.

The first ruler and the King of England was___

a)

King Alfred

b)

King Henry

c)

King Arthur

d)

King George

e)

King John

7.

The great poet Geoffrey Chaucer live in ___

a)

1340 - 1400

b)

1460-1530

c)

1350 - 1410

d)

1200 - 1300

e)

1250 - 1300

8.

What are the East Germanic group of dialects?

a)

Burgundian, Vandalic, and Gothic

b)

Japanese, Chinese, Italian

c)

Icelandic, Faeroese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish

d)

Greek, Latin, Russian

e)

German, Netherlandic, Frisian, English

9.

What are the North Germanic group of dialects?

a)

Icelandic, Faeroese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish

b)

Japanese, Chinese, Italian

c)

German, Netherlandic, Frisian, English

d)

Greek, Latin, Russian

e)

Burgundian, Vandal, and Gothic

10.

What are the West Germanic group of dialects?

a)

German, Netherlandic, Frisian, English

b)

Japanese, Chinese, Italian

c)

Greek, Latin, Russian

d)

Burgundian, Vandal, and Gothic

e)

Icelandic, Faeroese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish

11.

The Celts were driven to Wales and Scotland by

a)

Angles, Jutes and Saxons

b)

Angles

c)

Angles and Saxons

d)

Jutes and Saxons

e)

Angles and Jutes

12.

Famous for decapitating enemies and wearing their heads on belts were ___

a)

Celts

b)

Saxons

c)

Angles

d)

Vikings

e)

Jutes

13.

What words were introduced when the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes arrive?

a)

Latin

b)

Christian

c)

Complex

d)

European

e)

Greek

14.

the Vikings came to England in ___

a)

8/9th centuries

b)

9th century

c)

Before 8th century

d)

8th century

e)

7th century

15.

the Vikings first invaded in ___

a)

793 AD

b)

788 AD

c)

786 AD

d)

796 AD

e)

795 AD

16.

When was Beowulf written?

a)

1200

b)

1150

c)

1300

d)

1000

e)

1400

17.

Whose deeds did the poets record?

a)

Kings

b)

Heroes

c)

Priests

d)

Merchants

e)

Monks

18.

What did the Kings during the Old English time period want?

a)

Success and immortality

b)

Fame

c)

Recognition

d)

Power

e)

Action

19.

What alphabet was borrowed to write in Old English?

a)

Runic

b)

German

c)

Latin

d)

Roman

e)

Greek

20.

How is pronunciation of vowel and consonant sounds In Old English?

a)

Different

b)

Long

c)

Close

d)

Similar

e)

Short

21.

American English is ...

a)

an American variant of the English language.

b)

a deviation from the norm of the English language.

c)

a local usage of the English language.

d)

an American dialect of the English language.

22.

American English (AE) separated from British English (BE) because of …

a)

disparity between the environment, life and traditions of the American people since 17th century and those of the English.

b)

political circumstances in the 17th century.

c)

curiosity of first settlers.

d)

British habit of conformity.

23.

The history of AE counts more than ... centuries.

a)

four

b)

three

c)

two

d)

two or three 239

24.

One of the strongest forces to shape the language in the New World were ...

a)

Native American languages.

b)

European languages.

c)

Latin and Greek.

d)

European languages, Latin and Greek.

25.

The replenishment of the vocabulary of AE went by …

a)

appearance of new words, change of word meaning and borrowing from other languages.

b)

appearance of new words.

c)

change of word meaning.

d)

borrowing from other languages.

26.

There exist two established forms of English pronunciation: Standard American English (SAE) and Received Pronunciation (RP). Both SAE and RP differ in …

a)

sounds, stress, accent, intonation.

b)

word stress patterns.

c)

the articulation of single phonemes within words and American rhotacism.

d)

an increased number of allophones for some phonemes.

27.

American grammar runs amok. It differs from its British counterpart in…

a)

all variants put together.

b)

the usage of some tense forms and the subjunctive mood.

c)

the usage of prepositions, different phrases with verb - adverb combinations.

d)

the usage of singular and plural forms of nouns, prefixes and suffixes, the usage of the morphological forms and word formation.

28.

AE spelling differs from BE spelling largely because of one man ... who sought to standardize spelling in the United States by promoting the use of the American language that intentionally differed from BE.

a)

Noah Webster

b)

George Bernard Shaw

c)

Theodor Dreiser

d)

Fennimore Cooper

29.

Among the strongest forces to shape the language in the New World were Native American languages. American Indian words became parts of English mostly because…

a)

in America the colonialists encountered things and entities that were unfamiliar to them.

b)

they were very exotic and strikingly amazing.

c)

Americans tried to encourage people to use 'wigwam words.'

d)

the Indian cultural influence was strong.

30.

AE has borrowed more words from Spanish than from any other modern European language. Nowadays the Spanish influence on American life and language ...

a)

is growing.

b)

has ended.

c)

has increased.

d)

has decreased.

31.

The word……………has been derived from Indian Language

a)

shampoo

b)

water

c)

rainbow

d)

skipper

32.

During the Middle English period English came under the strong influence of the ………..language.

a)

french

b)

greek

c)

german

d)

latin

33.

Beowulf was written in ………..dialect

a)

west saxon

b)

kentish

c)

mercian

d)

northumbrian

34.

Name of the group of related languages all derived from vulgar Latin within historical times and forming a subgroup of the italic branch of the Indo - European language family.

a)

romance languages

b)

romanian languages

c)

sardinian languages

d)

italic languages

35.

……………is a type of semantic change that happens when a word's meaning improves or becomes more positive over time .

a)

amelioration

b)

deterioration

c)

specialization

d)

generalization

36.

What was the second earliest form of language seen on earth?

a)

cuneiform

b)

cave draw

37.

What was the second earliest form of language seen on earth?

a)

cuneiform

b)

cave drawings

c)

english

d)

indo- european

38.

Who is the author of The First English Dictionary?

a)

Robert Cawdrey

b)

Dr. Johnson

c)

John Wilkins

d)

Thomas Sheridon

39.

……….had translated the Bible in 1588

a)

purvey

b)

king james

c)

coverdale

d)

tyndale

40.

Most of the important literary works of the Old English period were written in the ………. dialect

a)

west saxon

b)

mercian

c)

kentish

d)

northumbrian

41.

………..was the dialect of the Jutes who were the earliest settlers in Britain

a)

kentish

b)

mercian

c)

west saxon

d)

northumbrian

42.

The Middle English Period has been called the period of ……………

a)

leveled inflections

b)

lost inflection

c)

less inflection

d)

full inflection

43.

The term applied to certain changes in vowel in accented syllables owing to the influence of neighbouring sounds

a)

umlaut or mutation

b)

ablaut

c)

consonant shift

d)

vowel shift

44.

The Authorized Version of English Bible was published in which year?

a)

1611

b)

1607

c)

1612

d)

1600

45.

Who is the author of the essay " Essay Upon Projects" that proposes an academy of 36 "gentlemen" to dictate English usage?

a)

Daniel Defoe

b)

Jonathan Swift

c)

Oliver Goldsmith

d)

John Wilkins

46.

The First English Dictionary " Table Alphabeticall" was published in…..

a)

1604

b)

1608

c)

1700

d)

1678

47.

The authorized version of Bible was made according to the suggestions of ……….

a)

King James I

b)

Coverdale

c)

Dr Johnson

d)

King James Ii

48.

During the Middle English period, many words were borrowed from which two languages?

a)

Latin And French

b)

Celtic And Old Norse

c)

Urdu And Iroquoian

d)

Spanish And Latin

49.

Identify a word from French language which is common in usage.

a)

beef

b)

ox

c)

calf

d)

sheep

50.

Who wrote the " Essay towards a Real character and a Philosophical Language"?

a)

John Wilkins

b)

Thomas Sheridan

c)

James Hermes

d)

William Jones

51.

The branch of linguistics and logics concerned with meaning

a)

semantics

b)

morphology

c)

ontology

d)

etymology

52.

" After reading St. Paul's epistle to the Hebrews, Homer and Virgil are disgustingly tame to me Milton himself barely tolerable" Who said these words?

a)

coleridge

b)

tennyson

c)

wordsworth

d)

arnold

53.

In The 18th Century The Need For Standardization And Regulation Of English Was Summed Up In The Word………..

a)

ascertainment

b)

standardization

c)

addition

d)

regularization

54.

"The Rudiment of English Grammar" was written by……...

a)

Joseph Priestley

b)

William Loughton

c)

Werner

d)

Dr. Johnson

55.

The dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to standard language of the country is known as………..

a)

patois

b)

creole

c)

pidgin

d)

romance

56.

The influence of Renaissance is most clearly seen in the introduction of a large number of …….. and …………… words into English during the early modern English period.

a)

greek and latin

b)

french and latin

c)

greek and german

d)

german and latin

57.

……….have resulted from the interactions between speakers of nonstandard varieties of European languages and speakers of no- European languages

a)

creole

b)

patois

c)

pidgin

d)

romance

58.

" A proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue" is the title of the letter by ………….

a)

Swift

b)

Dryden

c)

Tennyson

d)

Dr. Johnson

59.

…………..is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common.

a)

pidgin

b)

creole

c)

romance

d)

patois

60.

………..occurs when a word gains association with a negative stimulus, to then hold negative connotations.

a)

deterioration

b)

elevation

c)

shift

d)

generalization

61.

Which language is the most closely related to Modern English?

a)

frisian

b)

german

c)

gothic

d)

islandic

62.

Who is the author of " The British Grammar"?

a)

james buchanan

b)

robert lowth

c)

swift

d)

loughton

63.

The dialect of Middle English in which Chaucer wrote his poems

a)

east midland

b)

west midland

c)

south midland

d)

central midland

64.

The earliest possible end of Proto- Indo- European linguistic unity is believed to be around

a)

3400 bce

b)

3300 bce

c)

3000 bce

d)

4000 bce

65.

……..put forward a theory called 'Scale and Category Grammar'

a)

Mak Halliday

b)

Bloomfield

c)

Norm Chomsky

d)

J.R.Firth

66.

…………..is the language that forms part of the Iranian group

a)

avestan

b)

english

c)

dutch

d)

german

67.

Printing was introduced into England in 1476 by …………….

a)

william caxton

b)

william bailey

c)

coverdale

d)

william jones

68.

Cynwulf wrote during which stage of Old English?

a)

early old english

b)

prehistoric

c)

late old english

d)

primitive

69.

Which among are the dialects of Middle English?

a)

northern, the midland, the southern

b)

mercian, northumbrian, northern

c)

west saxon, kentish, east midland

d)

kentish, midland, mercian

70.

In which language most of the ancient Greek poetry and prose were written?

a)

attic

b)

mycenaean

c)

greek

d)

indic

71.

Authorized version of Bible was published in…………

a)

1611

b)

1600

c)

1612

d)

1687

72.

The Anglican Prayer Book was first issued in………….

a)

1549

b)

1456

c)

1540

d)

1500

73.

Who is the author of " A Dictionary of the English Language?

a)

Dr. Johnson

b)

Jonson

c)

Swift

d)

King James

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