English Language History Quiz

Who authored the first monolingual dictionary of the English language in 1604?

• Thomas Elyot

• Robert Cawdrey

• Thomas Wilson

• John Checke

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How many headwords were contained in the first edition of Robert Cawdrey's dictionary?

• 2543

• 3264

• 1604

• 2000

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the primary aim of Cawdrey's dictionary?

• To encourage foreign language learning

• To teach Latin and Greek

• To promote French language

• To provide definitions for hard English words

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the major influence on Early Modern English according to the text?

• The establishment of the printing press

• The rise of the internet

• The introduction of television

• The decline of literacy rates

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who were the intended audience for Cawdrey's dictionary?

• Educated men

• Foreign language speakers

• Housewives

• Ladies, Gentlewomen, and unskilful persons

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the concern addressed by Cawdrey in his dictionary?

• Geographical locations

• Historical events

• Contemporary language use and innovation

• Mathematical concepts

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the purpose of A Table Alphabeticall according to the text?

• To help women understand hard English words

• To provide definitions in French

• To promote foreign languages

• To teach Latin and Greek

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What languages were prominent in the first edition of the dictionary?

• English, Spanish, German, Italian

• English, French, Latin, Greek

• English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian

• English, Arabic, Hindi, Swahili

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What did Cawdrey describe as 'counterfeiting the King's English'?

• Mispronouncing words

• Speaking in a foreign language

• Using too many synonyms

• Using slang words

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What did Cawdrey want speakers of English to employ more of?

• Greek words

• Latin words

• French words

• Native Anglo-Saxon words

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A