cū
and
dūn
sounded … in the Old English period.
a)
[k
ʌ
, d
ʌ
n]
b)
[su:, du:n]
c)
[ku, dun]
d)
ku: , du:n]
e)
[kju:, dju:n]
25.
Say which word is of the Scandinavian origin.
a)
give b) colonel c) budget d) shirt e) kettle
26.
Another name for the Scandinavians who made raids on England is … .
a)
Celts b) Angles c) Vandals d) Vikings e) Iberians
27.
Who was the leader of the Norman conquerors?
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
William Caxton
c)
King Alfred
d)
King Edward
e)
Jeffrey Chaucer
28.
What language did the Norman conquerors speak?
a)
French
b)
Swedish
c)
German
d)
Russian
e)
Norwegian
29.
The Norman Conquest took place in the …
51
a)
5
th
c. b) 7
th
c. c) 11
th
c. d) 15
th
c. e) 16
th
c.
30.
King Edward the Confessor died in …
a)
499 b) 787 c) 1066 d) 1476 e) 1546
31.
“Ormulum”, one of the most well-known records in East Midland, was
written by . . .
a)
Orm
b)
Ormus
c)
King Alfred
d)
French scribes
e)
an unknown author
32.
The founder of the Tudor dynasty was . . .
a)
Edward the Confessor
b)
William the Conqueror
c)
Elizabeth I
d)
Henry VII
e)
Henry VIII
33.
In 1534 this king broke with the Pope and declared himself head of the
English Church.
a)
Edward the Confessor
b)
William the Conqueror
c)
Elizabeth I
d)
Henry VII
e)
Henry VIII
34.
Printing was introduced into England by…
a)
Johann Guttenberg
b)
William Caxton
c)
William the Conqueror
d)
Edward the Confessor
e)
William Shakespeare
35.
The English letters q, z, and v …
a)
were taken over from the Semitic alphabet
b)
were introduced in Modern English
c)
are rarely used in the English alphabet
d)
were introduced in Middle English
e)
were used in Old English
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