Question 1

The dialect of Middle English in which Chaucer wrote his poems

Accepted Answer

A)  east midland
B)  west midland
C)  south midland
D)  central midland A

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  coverdale
B)  dr johnson
C)  king james i
D)  king james ii C

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  3300 bce
B)  3400 bce
C)  3000 bce
D)  4000 bce B

Question 4

The history of the English Bible begins with the work of …………..in 1526

Accepted Answer

A)  tyndale
B)  purvey
C)  coverdale
D)  king james

Question 5

The vocabulary of the authorized version of the Bible adopted mainly from…..

Accepted Answer

A)  kentish
B)  latin
C)  french
D)  anglo saxon

Question 6

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  greek and latin
B)  french and latin
C)  greek and german
D)  german and latin

Question 7

The term Inkhorn term refers to………..words and expressions borrowed indiscriminately from the classical languages

Accepted Answer

A)  french
B)  latin
C)  german
D)  west saxon

Question 8

Authorized version of Bible was published in…………

Accepted Answer

A)  1600
B)  1611
C)  1612
D)  1687

Question 9

……………is the last branch of Indo European languages to appear in written form.

Accepted Answer

A)  latvian
B)  danish
C)  albanian
D)  lithuvanian

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  umlaut or mutation
B)  ablaut
C)  consonant shift
D)  vowel shift

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  mycenaean
B)  greek
C)  attic
D)  indic

Question 12

………….had translated the Bible in 1588

Accepted Answer

A)  king james
B)  coverdale
C)  tyndale
D)  purvey

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  kentish
B)  mercian
C)  west saxon
D)  northumbrian

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  mercian
B)  kentish
C)  northumbrian
D)  west saxon

Question 15

Indo European language are believe to derive from a hypothetical language known as……………..

Accepted Answer

A)  proto - indo- european
B)  germanic
C)  indo- iranian
D)  avestan

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ox
B)  calf
C)  sheep
D)  beef

Question 17

The earliest surviving written evidence of a Greek language is………….

Accepted Answer

A)  mycenaean
B)  avestan
C)  indic
D)  germanic

Question 18

Beowulf was written in ………..dialect

Accepted Answer

A)  mercian
B)  west saxon
C)  kentish
D)  northumbrian

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  latin
B)  french
C)  german
D)  greek

Question 20

Insular celtic flourished in………….

Accepted Answer

A)  england
B)  ireland
C)  germany
D)  france

Exam 1: History of the English Language and Literature