Test on History of language 1

Germanic languages are classified into three groups, what are they?

• East Germanic, North Germanic, West Germanic

• South Germanic, North Germanic, East Germanic

• East Germanic, Gothic Germanic, West Germanic

• Gothic Germanic, South Germanic, West Germanic

Julius Caesar invaded Britain in . . . ?

• 52 BC

• 53 BC

• 55 BC

• 56 BC

The first Germanic sound shift is named after him and is known as . . . in 1822.

• Rasmus’s Law

• Verner’s Law

• Grimm’s Law

• Boduen’s Law

Gothic translation of the Bible, a peculiar alphabet based on the Greek alphabet was translated by . . . in 4^th century.

• Ulfilas

• Verner

• Grimm

• Rasmus

The history of the English Language is divided in to three main periods what are they?

• Early English, Middle English, Late English

• Old English, Middle English, New English

• Old English, Middle English, Late English

• Early English, Late English, Renaissance English

To what century coincides Old English period?

• 5^th -9^th centuries

• 5^th -10^th

• 5^th – 11^th

• 5^th 12^th

William of Normandy came to the throne of Great Britain in . . . ?

• 1088

• 1077

• 1066

• 1055

What are the cases of noun in Old English?

• Nominative, Genitive, Dative and Accusative

• Singular, Plural and Dual

• Singular, Plural, Genitive and Dative

•  Nominative, Genitive, Dative

What are the cases of adjective in Old English?

• Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative

• Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Instrumental

• Nominative, Dative, Accusative, Instrumental

• Dative, Accusative, Instrumental

What are the types of Old English verb?

• regular, irregular

• dative, instrumental

• strong, weak

• finite, nonfinite