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History Of The English Language

A detailed illustration showing the evolution of the English language, featuring Old English texts, famous authors, and a timeline from 450 AD to the present day.

History of the English Language Quiz

Test your knowledge about the fascinating history of the English language with this engaging quiz. From Old English to Modern English, discover how language has evolved over the centuries.

Learn about language families and historical texts.
Explore the contributions of notable writers and linguists.
Challenge yourself with multiple choice and true/false questions.

13 Questions3 MinutesCreated by ExploringWord331

1. What was the time period of Old English?

A. 1550-1800

B. 350-1066

C. 450-1066

D. Foreva

2.The ultimate origins of the English language lie in which language family?

A. Indo-European

B.Latin

C.North American

3.What is another name for Old English?

A. Middle English

B.Anglo-Saxon

C.Celtic

4.Which one of the following texts was composed during the Old English period?

A.The Canterbury Tales

B.Fyrst Boke of the Introduction of Knowledge

C.Beowulf

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

A.Celtic and Old Norse

B.Urdu and Iroquoian

C.Latin and French

6.Published in 1604, the first monolingual English dictionary was?

A.Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language

B.Robert Cawdrey's Table Alphabeticall

C.Nathaniel Bailey's Universal Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

7.Which Anglo-Irish writer proposed the creation of an English Academy to regulate English usage and "ascertain" the language?

A.Oliver Goldsmith

B.Samuel Johnson

C.Jonathan Swift

8.Who published the book Dissertations on the English Language (1789), which advocated an American standard of usage?

A.Noah Webster

B.John Webster

D.Daniel Webster

9. Which late-19th-century novel introduced a colloquial prose style that significantly influenced the writing of fiction in the U.S.?

10.The Philological Society's New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, begun in 1879, was eventually published under which title in 1928?

11.Widsith" was a modern English poem.

True

False

12.Beowulf was a monk

True

False

13.Vortigern invited the Anglo-Saxons to England

True

False

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