Quiz The Old English Period V6

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• Leerjaar 5

Old English 
The History of the 
English Language

English is part of which language family?

1. Germanic Languages
2. Romanic Languages
3. Slavic Languages
4. Uralic Languages

The Scandinavian tribes that invaded England between 400-1000, came from ...?

1. Belgium & The North of France
2. Finland & The North of Poland
3. Germany & The North of The Netherlands
4. Denmark & The North of Germany

3. True or False: Old English had just as many "naamvallen" as modern day German.

1. True
2. False

4. Take a guess: The French invaded Great Britain in what year?

1. 666
2. 1066
3. 1466
4. 1866

5. Take a guess: Which of the following word was not invented by Shakespeare?

1. justice
2. puppy
3. alligator
4. fashionable

6. The Old English Period lasted from:

1. 250-900
2. 350-1000
3. 450-1100
4. 550-1200

7. Which of the following groups did not invade England in the Old English period?

1. Saxons
2. Jutes
3. Franks
4. Angles

8. What conquest happened in 1066?

1. Norwegian Conquest
2. Norman Conquest
3. Northern Conquest
4. Normal Conquest

9. What war ended the French rule in England?

1. 1st World War
2. 2nd World War
3. Eighty Years' War
4. Hundred Year War

10. What invention led to more standardisation of the English language in the 16th century

1. The Steam Engine
2. Printing Press
3. The Newspaper
4. The Dictionary

11. How many words did Shakespeare add to the English language?

1. 1500
2. 1600
3. 1700
4. 1800

12. Which country has not been part of the British Empire in the past?

1. Kenya
2. Sudan
3. Egypt
4. Angola