OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE

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

• modern

• Celtic

• Bostonian

• local

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

• Angles

• Triangles

• Americans

• French

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

• modern English

• Old English

• futuristic English

• Late Modern English

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

• Romeo & Juliet

• The English Bible

• The Canterbury Tales

• The song of Beowulf

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

Which of the following is NOT a living language?

• English
• Latin
• German
• French

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

The highlighted letter in the photo is an example of a language device.

• alliteration

• tragic hero

• kenning

• caesura

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

• the Cherokee

• the Angles

• the Saxons

• the Jutes

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

• Latin

• Celtic

• Old English

• Danish