A Long Quiz on the Old English Language
- What was the time period of Old English?
- A.
1550-1800
- B.
350-1066
- C.
450-1066
- D.
Foreva
- A.
- 2.Language uses:
- A.
Words
- B.
Dreams
- C.
Ideas
- D.
Thoughts
- E.
Sentences
- F.
Gestures
- G.
Minds of the listener/reader
- H.
Symbols
- A.
- 3.Language is unique to humans.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- A.
- 4.Language is the most ______________ communication system.
- 5.Language is made up of:
- A.
Meanings
- B.
Actions
- C.
Phrases/sentences
- D.
Sounds
- E.
Music
- F.
Words
- G.
Discourse
- A.
- 6.The study of history of words and how their form and meaning changed is called:
- A.
Antomology
- B.
Etymology
- C.
Ihateenglishology
- D.
Nooooo one wants to study that
- A.
- 7.History of a language consists of:
- A.
Emergence
- B.
Changes over period of its existence
- C.
Causes of change
- A.
- 8.Match the english era with its correct time period.
- 9.Who fought naked and painted blue in wars?
- A.
Romans
- B.
Celts
- C.
Jutes
- D.
Vikings
- A.
- 10.What did the Celts' lack of political unity make them vulnerable?
- A.
Disease
- B.
Animals
- C.
Poverty
- D.
Enemies
- A.
- 11.Each Celtic tribe was headed by a:
- A.
King
- B.
Chief
- C.
God
- A.
- 12.Each Celtic tribe was them divided by class into:
- A.
Ruids
- B.
Warriors
- C.
Nobles
- D.
Healers
- E.
Commoners
- A.
- 13.Who counted by 20s using fingers and toes?
- A.
Saxons
- B.
Angles
- C.
Celts
- D.
Romans
- A.
- 14.Ceaser invaded England with a Roman army in:
- A.
53BC and 54BC
- B.
54BC and 55BC
- C.
55BC and 56BC
- A.
- 15.How much longer after Ceaser's invasions did the Romans invade and settle?
- A.
80
- B.
90
- C.
100
- D.
150
- A.
- 16.The Romans controllen England for (approx) __________ years.
- 17.After the Romans left in the mid-fifth century (410AD), peace and hope followed in England.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- A.
- 18.After the Romans left, they left a ____________ influence.
- 19.Match the tribes with where they came from.
- 20.Match the tribes with their established kingdoms.
- 21.During which centuries did the Germanic tribes carve out kingdoms and fight for land? (all AD)
- A.
5th and 6th
- B.
6th and 7th
- C.
7th and 8th
- A.
- 22.The Germanic tribes migrated to England soon after the __________ left.
- 23.England was named ____________ then ______________.
- A.
Englaland, Britain
- B.
Anglican, Englaland
- C.
Anglecynn, Englaland
- A.
- 24.Who distinguished same names by job/homeland?
- A.
Romans
- B.
Celts
- C.
Angles, Saxons, Jutes
- D.
Vikings
- A.
- 25.What percentage of modern english is derived from old english?
- A.
1/4
- B.
2/5
- C.
1/5
- D.
1/3
- A.
- 26.The blend of dialects after the wrrival of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes is known as Old English or __________-_____________.
- 27.England was inhabited by Celts until what time?
- A.
4th century Bc
- B.
5th century Bc
- C.
Never
- D.
Today
- A.
- 28.Who drove the Celts to Wales and Scotland?
- A.
Angles
- B.
Angles and Saxons
- C.
Angles and Jutes
- D.
Jutes
- E.
Jutes and Saxons
- F.
Saxons
- G.
A, d, and f
- H.
B and d
- I.
Either g or h
- J.
Either i or c and f
- A.
- 29.Who was famous for decapitating enemies and wearing their heads on belts?
- A.
Angles
- B.
Vikings
- C.
Jutes
- D.
Celts
- A.
- 30.When the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes arrive, ___________ words are introduced.
- A.
Complex
- B.
European
- C.
Latin
- D.
Christian
- A.
- 31.The Anglo-Saxons didnt write anything until they became __________________.
- 32.When did the Vikings come to England?
- A.
8/9th centuries
- B.
8th century
- C.
9th century
- D.
Before 8th century
- A.
- 33.The Vikings renamed Briton _____________.
- 34.When do the Vikings FIRST invade?
- A.
786 AD
- B.
796 AD
- C.
793 AD
- A.
- 35.The Vikings came from:
- A.
Sweden
- B.
Norway
- C.
Denmark
- D.
Iceland
- A.
- 36.Who distinguished same names by adding the father's name?
- A.
Celts
- B.
Anglo-Saxons
- C.
Romans
- D.
Vikings
- A.
- 37.Normans held the crown for 25 years.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- A.
- 38.Viking language was called Norse.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- A.
- 39.The mixing of Anglo-Saxon and ___________ resulted in a new language.
- 40.Beowolf is the earliest and greatest poem in ________ English.
- A.
Modern
- B.
Old
- C.
Middle
- A.
- 41.Beowolf was written by Jules Verne.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- A.
- 42.Beowolf was written ___________ years ago.
- A.
1300
- B.
1000
- C.
1150
- D.
1200
- A.
- 43.Beowolf fights ___________, ____________'s mother, and the fiery dragon in the poem.
- 44.Kennings are:
- A.
Paradoxes formed by hyphonating 2 contradictory words
- B.
Methaphors formed by hyphonating 2 words
- C.
A tribe of Vikings
- A.
- 45.Old English period shows admiration for ____________.
- 46.Poets redorded deeds of:
- A.
Priests
- B.
Munks
- C.
Heroes
- D.
Kings
- A.
- 47.Kings during the Old English time period wanted:
- A.
Recognition
- B.
Success and immortality
- C.
Action
- D.
Power
- A.
- 48.Old English is symbolic of the ___________ alphabet.
- 49.The ____________ alphabet was borrowed to write in Old English.
- 50.In Old English, the pronunciation of vowel and consonant sounds is very:
- A.
Close
- B.
Similar
- C.
Different
- A.
- 51.Old English has many endings for nouns, pronouns, ajdectives, and a ______________ verb system.
- A.
Complex
- B.
Simple
- C.
Vast
- D.
Definite
- A.
- 52.Who is the Duke of Normandy?
- A.
Winston the Conqueror
- B.
William the Conqueror
- C.
William the Duke
- A.
- 53.When did William the Conqueror invade England?
- A.
1057 AD
- B.
1302 AD
- C.
1362 AD
- D.
1066 AD
- A.
- 54.New dialect of old __________ was known as Anglo-Norman.
- 55.England became _______________ in the Middle English time period.
- A.
Bilingual
- B.
Trilingual
- C.
Europeanized
- D.
Industrialized
- A.
- 56.What does Norman mean?
- A.
A man who is relatively normal (aka not Kira)
- B.
North Man
- C.
Nor this man nor that man
- D.
Idk
- A.
- 57.Approximately how many words were added to English by Normans?
- A.
6000
- B.
13000
- C.
1000
- D.
10000
- A.
- 58.French was spoken in court for ___ centuries.
- 59.Match the class with the roots of the words they spoke.
- 60.When did the division between common English and noble English disappear and English become the official language by the decision of Parliament?
- A.
1322 AD
- B.
1366 AD
- C.
1362 AD
- A.
- 61.The Black Death killed what percentage of the population?
- A.
1/2
- B.
1/4
- C.
1/3
- D.
2/3
- A.
- 62.The Black Death lasted for one year in 1349, ending in 1350 AD.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- A.
- 63.In the middle english time period, which social class gained social and economical importance?
- A.
Noble
- B.
Merchant
- C.
Working
- A.
- 64.In 1509, King ____________ the VIII began his reign, ending the middle english era.
- 65.Middle English looks and works similarly to Modern English and multi-syllable words are used.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- A.
- 66.Match the Norman upperclass (french) words for meat with the English underclass words for animals.
- 67.There are 4 periods of Middle English literature.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- A.
- 68.Match the period of ME with its time frame.
- 69.Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
- A.
William Caxton
- B.
Geoffry Chaucer
- C.
Sir Nicholas of Canterbury
- D.
Fredrico Antonio Wellisburg the Third
- E.
Sara Caninininininininini
- A.
- 70.What was the most significant poem written in Middle English in the age of romance?
- A.
Sir Gowan and the White Rose
- B.
Lady Emily and the Black Knight
- C.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- D.
Sir Francis and the Green Knight
- A.
- 71.Geoffry Chaucer was born in _______.
- 72.Chaucer invented Middle English using new words and phrases.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- A.
- 73.In the age of transition, what was the most popular book?
- A.
Morte D'Arthur
- B.
Morte D'Adeline
- C.
Morte D'Antoine
- D.
Morte D'Emilie
- A.
- 74.In The Canterbury Tales, who tells stories for entertainment?
- A.
Pilgrims
- B.
Children
- C.
Mothers
- A.
- 75.Who invented the first movable printing press in 1450?
- A.
Joan Guttenberg
- B.
Johannes Gutenberg
- C.
Johannes Gutenbjord
- A.
- 76.William Caxton printed the first books in England in:
- A.
1485
- B.
1490
- C.
1468
- D.
1476
- A.
- 77.Caxton and his printing press were responsible for standardizing spelling and ___________.
- 78.Caxton's dialect was known as:
- A.
Standard English
- B.
Early Modern English
- A.
- 79.The first ever dictionary was published in _________.
- 80.At the end of the 17th century, there were about _______ english speakers.
- A.
4 million
- B.
8-10 million
- C.
5-7 million
- D.
3 million
- A.
- 81.Shakespeare's plays and poems impacted ____________.
- 82.Shakespeare's vocabulary included about __________ words.
- A.
4000
- B.
4400
- C.
2900
- D.
3400
- A.
- 83.1/10 of Shakespeare's words were his own invention.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- A.
- 84.The King James Bible was translated in:
- A.
1655
- B.
1665
- C.
1755
- D.
1760
- A.
- 85.In the 16th century, the use of __________ blossomed.
- A.
Rhymes
- B.
Literary devices
- C.
Commas
- D.
Humour
- A.
- 86.Worldly languages were introduced in which time period?
- A.
Middle English
- B.
Early Middle English
- C.
Modern English
- D.
Early Modern English
- A.
- 87.When was english universally accepted?
- A.
1790
- B.
1800
- C.
1820
- D.
1780
- A.
- 88.___________ ____________ was a result of the industrial and scientific revolutions and the British Empire.
- 89.What created the American dialect?
- A.
Loss of British influence
- B.
Blending of worldly languages
- C.
Colonization of North America
- D.
Diminishing power of the British Empire
- A.
- 90.When did Canada become British?
- A.
1723
- B.
1764
- C.
1766
- D.
1763
- A.
- 91.In 1828, __________ _____________ published a dictionary with 20000 entries.
- 92.English became the universal language of the _______________ world.
- A.
Business
- B.
Social
- C.
Media
- D.
All of the above
- A.
- 93.What fraction of the information stored in computers is in english?
- A.
2/3
- B.
1/2
- C.
4/5
- D.
3/4
- A.
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