Quiz 1 & 2

What monarchs died without a direct heir to the throne (no kids)

Edward the Confessor, Mary I, Elizabeth I

Languages that are Germanic in origin:

English, Dutch, German, Flemish

Creating plurals by adding "S" to the end of a word comes from the Germanic tradition

FALSE

Shakespeare is credited with adding 10,000 words to the English vocabulary

FALSE

The KJV is the first attempt at an English translation of the bible

FALSE

Father of English Poetry

Geoffrey Chaucer

The Angles and the Saxons came from areas located in present day

Germany and the Netherlands

During William's reign, French became the official language of

Government

Which two kings fought for the right to the English throne at the battle of Hastings?

Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy

parent of all Romance and Germanic languages

Indo-European

Writers who purposely created complicated terms from classical Latin and Green roots became known by this insulting term

Inkhorn

America's first English colony was named after

James I

This man is known as the savior of the English language

King Alfred

The Norman poet Wace introduces these legends in his text, Roman de Brut:

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

What were the languages of scholarship before the era of Shakespeare?

Latin, Greek, and French

This figure arranged for the conversion of Pagan Anglo Saxons to Christianity

Pope Gregory

Elizabeth's reign marks the beginning of the ___________ in England, due to her devotion to classical scholarship and the arts

Renaissance

The French language descended from what language branch?

Romance

What occurred due to the Roman conquest of Celtic England?

Romans and Celts intermarried

Which word is most like Latin in origin

Sanctuary (Monks brought Latin over for religion)

During the Middle English period, what is the most important grammatical element?

Syntax

Most industrial vocabulary is English due to the success of industry in England and America

TRUE

Scholarly works were written in English during the early modern period

TRUE

This book made the vernacular an acceptable language of English literature

The Canterbury Tales

What did not occur after the Roman withdrawal of troops due to the fall of the Roman Empire?

The Celts stopped speaking Latin

What was the title of the first history of the English people covering 500-700 AD?

The Ecclesiastical History of the English

The Early Modern English period is also known as

The Gold Age of Literature, the Elizabeth Era, and The Age of Shakespeare

Alfred's kingdom was called:

Wessex

Who is Elizabeth's most famous subject at court?

William Shakespeare

What subjects did the Anglo Saxons learn from the monks?

astronomy, math, and medicine

What occurred due to the arrival of the printing press in England?

books became cheaper and more available, literacy rates increased, identical copies of books were created

From the Anglo Saxon language, we get words that attain to:

home, family, farming

During the Early modern period, the British Navy's success in ______ assisted the addition of many foreign words from places like China or Spain

international trade

One word of phrase attributed to Shakespeare

love is blind

What portion of modern languages share a parent language with English?

one third

Name two of the seven major word patterns or grammatical developments of the English language that occurred during the old English period

pronouns, prepositions, compound words, increased vocabulary, new word patterns, inflectional endings

Who is known as the father of English history?

the Benedictine monk, Venerable Bede

Which is a result of the Norman conquest?

the addition of many synonyms into the English vocabulary

What is a result of the Viking invasion of England?

the addition of sk words to the English vocabulary the addition of third person personal pronouns to the English language the destruction of Christian churches, schools, and monasteries

What most assisted in the standardization of the English language?

the printing press

The major language contribution of the early modern period results in

vocabulary growth

Which word is most likely Anglo-French in origin?

Banquet (fancier words)

What monks are responsible for building churches, schools, and monasteries in England?

Benedictine monks

The first epic poem written in Old English

Beowulf

What was the Celtic name for the island now known as England

Britannia

The English language begins its progress towards globalization due to

British colonization

What is a word most likely Anglo Saxon in origin?

Brother- (simple words related to home, family, and farming)