The Old English Literature

The Germanic tribes, the ---, the Saxons, and the Jutes invaded Great Britain.

• Angles
• Triangles
• Americans
• Apache

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

Before the Germanic tribe invasions, the inhabitants of Britain spoke a --- language.

• modern

• Celtic

• Bostonian

• terrible

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

"England" and "English" come from the name of the tribe of ---

• the Cherokee
• the Angles
• the Saxons
• the Jutes

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

The version of English that was spoken between 450 and 1100 AD was --

• modern English

• Old English

• futuristic English

• Late Modern English

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.K.5

TRUE OR FALSE: Old English sounded and looked like today's English.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.K.5

The most famous work of literature in Old English is --

• Romeo & Juliet
• the Bible
• The Canterbury Tales
• Beowulf

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.K.5

Through the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Alfred promoted the use of written- 

• Latin
• Celtic
• Old English
• Danish

Which of the following list the chronological order of language influences which make up what we now know of as English?

• Chinese, Japanese, French, Latin
• Celtic, Latin, German, French
• French, Spanish, Latin, German
• Spanish, French, German, Celtic

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CCSS.RF.1.3

CCSS.RF.1.4

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.K.3

CCSS.RF.K.4

Which of the following is NOT a living language?

• English
• Latin
• German
• French

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CCSS.RF.1.3

CCSS.RF.1.4

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.K.3

CCSS.RF.K.4

Which of the following expresses the correct chronological order from earliest to latest?

• Middle English, Modern English, Old English
• Old English, Middle English, Modern English
• Modern English, Middle English, Old English
• Old English, Modern English, Middle English

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CCSS.RF.1.3

CCSS.RF.1.4

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.K.3

CCSS.RF.K.4