26. Who did write Epic poem “Beowulf”?

1. Jack London

2. William Shakespeare

3. Geoffrey Chaucer

4. Unknown poet

5. Robert Burns

27. To which language family does the Germanic language belong?

1. Anglo – Norman

2. Anglo – French

3. Indo – European

4. Anglo – Saxon

5. Old Norman

28. Until what period was Old English spoken?

A) 1100 AD

B) 1200AD

C) 1000 AD

D) 1010 AD

E) 1020 AD

29. Which languages were spoken after Norman conquest?

A) Middle English

B) French

C) Old English

D) D’oil

E) Anglo – Norman

30. Who were the main characters of the story “Canterbury Tales”?

A) Rich

B) Poor

C) Conservative

D) Travelers

E) Pilgrims

31. Which alphabets were used in Old English?

1. The Germanic and the Latin

2. The Greek and The Norman

3. The Norman and the Anglo-Saxon

4. The Runic and the Latin

5. The Latin and the Greek

32. Which division of the English language did Henry Sweet propose?

1. Old English, Modern English

2. Proto-English, Old English, Middle English, Modern English

3. Old English, Middle English, Modern English

4. Early English, Late English, Modern English

5. Norman English, Anglo-Saxon English, Scandinavian English

33. Which epic poem of Old English period are the best-known?

1. “The Canterbury tales”

2. “Romeo and Juliet”

3. “Beowulf”

4. “Theater”

5. “Exodus”

34. With which invasion does the history of the English language begin?

1. Scandinavian conquest

2. Germanic tribes’ invasion

3. Norman invasion

4. Anglo-Saxon invasion

5. French invasion

35. Which dialects are commonly distinguished in Old English?

1. Northern, Midland, Southern

2. Kentish, West Saxon, Mercian, Northumbrian

3. Norman, Saxon, Jutes

4. Northern, Western, Eastern, Southern

5. Celtic, Saxon, Norman

36. From which dialect did English language originate?

1. Anglo-Saxon

2. Germanic

3. Anglo-Frisian

4. Kentish

5. Northumbrian

37. What language was the language of the “ruling class” in Middle English period?

1. English

2. French

3. Celtic

4. Latin

5. Greek

38. The Norman conquest of England began in ………….

1. 5-th century B.C.

2. 5-th century A.D.

3. 1066

4. 9-th century

5. 845

39. Which dialects are commonly distinguished in Middle English?

A) Northern, Western, Eastern, Southern

B) Southern, Midland, Northern

C) Kentish, West Saxon, Mercian, Northumbrian

D) Norman, Saxon, Jutes

E) Celtic, Saxon, Norman

40. Who is the best-known poet of Middle English period?

A) Somerset Maugham

B) William Shakespeare

C) King Alfred

D) Geoffrey Chaucer

E)Adrian Mitchell

41. Which language from Old Germanic languages is well known nowadays?

A) French

B) Latin

C) English

D) Gothic

E) Anglo-Norman

42. Find Latin words from the next examples:

A) Camp, pillow, butter, be…

B) Wine, be, strong, health…

C) Water, ocean, sea, street…

D) Strong, castle, be, dish…

E) Kitchen, cook, fork, street…

43. Which words did the romans give to the English language?

A) Water, ocean, sea, street

B) Wine, be, strong, dish

C) Butter, chess, dish, wine

D) Strong, castle, be, dish

E) Camp, pillow, butter, be

44. What is the most famous work from the Old English period?

A) “Cynewulf”

B) ‘The Canterbury Tales”

C) “Beowulf”

D) “Runic inscriptions”

E) “Vifilas`s Gothic Bible”

45. What was the period of the language when England was ruled by Anglo-Saxon kings?

A) Middle English

B) Proto English

C) Old English

D) Early Modern English

E) Modern English