Question 1

Indo European language are believe to derive from a hypothetical language known as&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)proto - indo- european&#10;B)germanic&#10;C)indo- iranian&#10;D)avestan

Accepted Answer

Proto-Indo-European is the hypothetical ancestor of the Indo-European languages, theorized based on the similarities among these languages.

Question 2

The earliest possible end of Proto- Indo- European linguistic unity is believed to be around&#10;A)3300 bce&#10;B)3400 bce&#10;C)3000 bce&#10;D)4000 bce

Accepted Answer

3400 bce&#10;

Question 3

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..is the language that forms part f the Iranian group&#10;A)avestan&#10;B)english&#10;C)dutch&#10;D)german

Accepted Answer

Avestan is the correct answer because it is an ancient Iranian language and part of the Iranian group of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family.

Question 4

The earliest surviving written evidence of a Greek language is&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)mycenaean&#10;B)avestan&#10;C)indic&#10;D)germanic

Accepted Answer

The earliest surviving written evidence of a Greek language is Mycenaean, recorded in the Linear B script on clay tablets dating back to the 15th century BC.

Question 5

In which language most of the ancient Greek poetry and prose were written?&#10;A)mycenaean&#10;B)greek&#10;C)attic&#10;D)indic

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The answer of In which language most of the ancient...

Question 6

Insular celtic flourished in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)england&#10;B)ireland&#10;C)germany&#10;D)france

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Insular Celtic languages flourished in Ireland, where Irish Gaelic, a Goidelic language, is from. This term specifically refers to the Celtic languages of the British Isles, distinguishing them from the Continental Celtic languages of mainland Europe.

Question 7

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;is the last branch of Indo European languages to appear in written form.&#10;A)latvian&#10;B)danish&#10;C)albanian&#10;D)lithuvanian

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Albanian is the last branch of the Indo-European languages to appear in written form, with the earliest texts appearing in the 15th century.

Question 8

The term applied to certain changes in vowel in accented syllables owing to the influence of neighbouring sounds&#10;A)umlaut or mutation&#10;B)ablaut&#10;C)consonant shift&#10;D)vowel shift

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Umlaut or mutation refers to the change in the sound of a vowel in a word caused by the influence of a vowel in a following syllable. This phenomenon is observed in various languages, including German and English.

Question 9

Most of the important literary works of the Old English period were written in the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. dialect&#10;A)mercian&#10;B)kentish&#10;C)northumbrian&#10;D)west saxon

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Most of the significant literary works of the Old English period, including well-known texts such as "Beowulf," were written in the West Saxon dialect. This dialect became the literary standard in England during the late Old English period.

Question 10

Beowulf was written in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..dialect&#10;A)mercian&#10;B)west saxon&#10;C)kentish&#10;D)northumbrian

Accepted Answer

Beowulf was written in the West Saxon dialect of Old English. This dialect became dominant in the literature of the Anglo-Saxon period.

Question 11

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;was the dialect of the Jutes who were the earliest settlers in Britain&#10;A)kentish&#10;B)mercian&#10;C)west saxon&#10;D)northumbrian

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;was the dialect of the Jutes who...

Question 12

Which among are the dialects of Middle English?&#10;A)mercian, northumbrian, northern&#10;B)west saxon, kentish, east midland&#10;C)northern, the midland, the southern&#10;D)kentish, midland, mercian

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The answer of Which among are the dialects of Middle...

Question 13

The dialect of Middle English in which Chaucer wrote his poems&#10;A)east midland&#10;B)west midland&#10;C)south midland&#10;D)central midland

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The answer of The dialect of Middle English in which...

Question 14

During the Middle English period English came under the strong influence of the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..language.&#10;A)latin&#10;B)french&#10;C)german&#10;D)greek

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The answer of During the Middle English period English came...

Question 15

Identify a word from French language which is common in usage.&#10;A)ox&#10;B)calf&#10;C)sheep&#10;D)beef

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The answer of Identify a word from French language which...

Question 16

&#34; It is melancholy to think what English dinner table would have been like had there been no Norman Conquest&#34; Whose words are these&#10;A)chomsky&#10;B)f t wood&#10;C)a c baugh&#10;D)macaulay

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The answer of &#34; It is melancholy to think what...

Question 17

The influence of Renaissance is most clearly seen in the introduction of a large number of &#8230;&#8230;.. and &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; words into English during the early modern English period.&#10;A)greek and latin&#10;B)french and latin&#10;C)greek and german&#10;D)german and latin

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The answer of The influence of Renaissance is most clearly...

Question 18

The term Inkhorn term refers to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..words and expressions borrowed indiscriminately from the classical languages&#10;A)french&#10;B)latin&#10;C)german&#10;D)west saxon

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The answer of The term Inkhorn term refers to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..words and...

Question 19

The Anglican Prayer Book was first issued in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)1456&#10;B)1540&#10;C)1549&#10;D)1500

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The answer of The Anglican Prayer Book was first issued...

Question 20

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.had translated the Bible in 1588&#10;A)king james&#10;B)coverdale&#10;C)tyndale&#10;D)purvey

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.had translated the Bible in 1588&#10;A)king james&#10;B)coverdale&#10;C)tyndale&#10;D)purvey...

Question 21

The history of the English Bible begins with the work of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..in 1526&#10;A)tyndale&#10;B)purvey&#10;C)coverdale&#10;D)king james

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The answer of The history of the English Bible begins...

Question 22

Authorized version of Bible was published in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)1600&#10;B)1611&#10;C)1612&#10;D)1687

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The answer of Authorized version of Bible was published in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)1600&#10;B)1611&#10;C)1612&#10;D)1687...

Question 23

The authorized version of Bible was made according to the suggestions of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)coverdale&#10;B)dr johnson&#10;C)king james i&#10;D)king james ii

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The answer of The authorized version of Bible was made...

Question 24

The vocabulary of the authorized version of the Bible adopted mainly from&#8230;..&#10;A)kentish&#10;B)latin&#10;C)french&#10;D)anglo saxon

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The answer of The vocabulary of the authorized version of...

Question 25

&#34; After reading St. Paul's epistle to the Hebrews, Homer and Virgil are disgustingly tame to me Milton himself barely tolerable&#34; Who said these words?&#10;A)tennyson&#10;B)coleridge&#10;C)wordsworth&#10;D)arnold

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The answer of &#34; After reading St. Paul's epistle to...

Deck 1: History of the English Language and Literature