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15.
State which of the OE verbs given below is strong.
a)
cēpte b) macode c) locode d) sæʒde e) wrāt
16.
The OE vocabulary consisted mostly of . . .
a)
native words
b)
Latin borrowings
c)
Russian borrowings
d)
Scandinavian borrowings
e)
French borrowings
17.
As it is commonly known, Teutonic invaders came to Britain in 449 AD
under the leadership of two Germanic kings, whose names are:
a)
William and Harold
b)
Harold and Richard
c)
Bede
and Orm
d)
Hengist and Horsa
e)
Cnut and Alfred
18.
What dialects were the most prominent in OE?
a)
Scandinavian and French
b)
Mercian, Scottish, Irish, Cockney
c)
Wessex, Midland, Kentish, Scottish
d)
Cockney, Mercian, East Midland, London
e)
Wessex, Mercian, Kentish, Northumbrian
19.
The angular script of pre-Christian Angles was called „runes‟, which means
…
a)
secret b) style c) letter d) rule e) symbol
20.
Which of the following is one of the best-known English runic inscriptions?
a)
Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
b)
Frank‟s Casket
c)
Ormulum
d)
Danelaw
e)
Beowulf
21.
Which of the following is the famous OE poetic work?
a)
Beowulf
b)
Ormulum
c)
Danelaw
d)
Ruthwell Cross
e)
Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
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22.
… is a national epic which describes the real history of the fight for
independence of Scotland. It was written in Middle English, in the so-called Scottish
dialect.
a)
The Canterbury Tales
b)
Ormulum
c)
Bruce
d)
Beowulf
e)
Sir Gawayne
and the Green Knight
23.
Britain was converted to Christianity in …
a)
55 BC
b)
499
c)
the 6
th
–7
th
c. A.D.
d)
1066
e)
1476
24.
The words
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