112. The most widely spoken Germanic languages are

A) Icelandic and English

B) English and Dutch

C) Danish and German

D) Swedish and African

E) English and German

113. The most famous writer from the Middle English period is

A) W. Shakespeare

B) G. Chaucer

C) A.C. Doyle

D) J. Gutenberg

E) P. Durkin

114. In 1145 the literature of the Middle English period was …

A) Dutch and Swedish

B) French and Latin

C) Old English and Norman

D) Old Norman and Latin

E) Old Norman and English

115. A Heroic epic poem “Beowulf” was written by

A) D. Dark

B) G. Chaucer

C) J. Brown

D) A. Kont

E) Unknown author

116. The beginning of the Great Vowel Shift was in the

A) Middle English

B) Old English

C) Modern English

D) New English

E) Proto English

117. Where was Geoffrey Chaucer buried?

A) Nepal

B) London

C) Oxford

D) Engle

E) St. Patrick

118. To what period does Early Modern English belong?

A) 1500 – 1800

B) 1800 – 2000

C) 1505 – 1800

D) 1600 – 1700

E) 1550 – 1890

119. What is the main difference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English?

A) Words

B) Pronunciation

C) Vocabulary

D) Preposition

E) Grammar

120. When did Samuel Johnson publish his “Dictionary of the English language”?

A) 1575

B) 1855

C) 1800

D) 1604

E) 1755

121. When was the first English dictionary published?

A) 1604

B) 1755

C) 1800

D) 1605

E) 1700

122. By what time had the language become clearly recognizable as Modern English?

A) Modern English

B) Old English

C) By the time of William Shakespeare

D) Early Modern English

E) Proto English

123. When did Late Modern English exist?

A) 1800 - 2000

B) 1600 – 1800

C) 1820 – Present

D) 1820 – 1900

E) 1800 – Present

124. When was Samuel Johnson born?

A) 1709

B) 1710

C) 1800

D) 1609

E) 1700

125. When did the Great Vowel Shifts appear?

A) 15^th century

B) 16^th century

C) 14^th century

D) 17^th century

E) 18^th century

126. When were the Latin words often used with original?

A) 17^th century

B) 16^th century

C) 18^th century

D) 15^th century

E) 19^th century

127. When was “The life of Samuel Johnson” published?

A) 1791

B) 1800

C) 1780

D) 1807

E) 1785

128. Where was printing invented?

A) Luxemburg

B) London

C) Paris

D) Netherlands

E) Mayence

129. By whom was printing invented?

A) Margaret Paston

B) William Caxton

C) Thomas Occleve

D) Johann Gutenberg

E) Henry Cecyl

130. When was printing invented?

A) In 1238

B) In 1538

C) In 1438

D) In 1638

E) In 1338

131. The greatest poet of 18 century who edited Shakespeare’s works in 1725

A) Charles Butler

B) Alexander Pope

C) Joseph Addison

D) Richard Steele

E) Alexander Gill

132. When did the English language penetrate into America?

A) In the early 15^th century

B) In the late 18^th century

C) In the middle of 15^th century

D) in the middle of 19^th century

E) In the early 17^th century

133. The Scots led by whom rebelled against English rule in 14^th century?

A) Robert Bruce

B) Benjamin Johnson

C) Christopher Marlowe

D) John Fletcher

E) Edmund Spencer

134. Which event of 15^th century did greatly help normalization of spelling?

A) Civil War

B) Introduction of printing

C) Battle of Bunnockburn

D) Emigration of Puritans

E) Restoration

135. In which country is English a state language alongside the Hindi and Urdu?

A) Iran

B) Thailand

C) Israel

D) India

E) Iraq

136. In which country did not English entirely supersede French?

A) Canada

B) Norway

C) Finland

D) Ireland

E) Switzerland

137. When was Ireland conquered by the English?

A) In the early 15^th century

B) In the late 18^th century

C) In the middle of 15^th century

D) in the middle of 19^th century

E) In the early 17^th century

138. When did Samuel Johnson publish the first significant English dictionary?

1. In 1755

2. In 1034

3. In 1709

4. In 1500

5. In 1800

139. What is the main difference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English?

1. Pronunciation

2. Vocabulary

3. Grammar

4. Punctuation

5. Alphabet

140. Who was Samuel Johnson’s farther?

1. Teacher

2. Wine merchant

3. Bookseller

D) Butler

E) Writer

141. What is the main event of Early Modern English?