Story Of English

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The Story of English Quiz

Test your knowledge about the fascinating history of the English language with our quiz!

Explore various eras and influences that shaped English into what it is today.

15 engaging questions
Multiple choice format
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Which of the following languages is the youngest language?

Sanskrit

English

Greek

Latin

Renaissance generated a new spirit of ........

Superstition

Introspection

Morality

None of above

In the 18th century .......... Published a dictionary of the English Language.

Alexander Pope

John Keats

Samuel Jonson

Ben Jonson

Who were called together the Anglo - Saxons.

Angles, French, Jutes

Jutes, Angles

Jutes, Angles, Saxons

None of Above

The period of Old English is..........

AD 449-AD1066

AD 549-AD1066

AD 449-AD1000

AD 408-AD1066

English used since AD 1500 till now is called ......... English

Old

Middle

Modern

None

In the old English period The two major influences were .......

Latin and French

Latin and Greek

Latin and Scandinavian

Latin and Indian

The first phase of Middle English Literature covers the period of .....

950- 1350

1050-1250

1150- 1215

None

The second phase of Middle English Literature covers the period of .....

950-1350

1050-1350

1150- 1350

1250-1350

Chaucer, Langland, Gower, and Wycliff are the important writers of the .... period

Old English

Middle English

Modern English

None

...... Was also known as the Augustan Age.

16th century

17th century

18th century

None

..... Has the largest numbers of the native speakers.

English

Chinease

Urdu

Hindi

The Canterbury Tales has been written by ........

Chaucer

Spenser

Shakespeare

None

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