Which of the following suffixes was expected in an OE verb in infinitive? -an -en -on -un.
Which of the following genders could have an instrumental case in OE? Plural (all genders) Neut. sing. and Masc. sing Fem. sing. None of the above.
How many different classes were there in OE of the strong verbs? III V VII VIII.
Which of the following kinds of word have only four cases (nom., acc., gen. and
dat.) in OE? Definite article Noun and pronoun Adjective none of the above.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "When King
Stephen came to England, (then) he held his council at Oxford." Da king Stephne to Anglia com, þa macod he his gadering at Oxeneford Da king Stephne to Englaland com, þa macod he his gadering at Oxeneford. Da þe king Stephne to Englaland com, þa macod he his gadering aet Oxeneford. Da þe king Stephne to Anglia com, þa macod he his gadering aet Oxeneford.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "Lucifer, because
he saw and contemplated himself, his own beauty, leaped into pride." Lucifer þurh þer he saw ant biheold on himself his ahne leop into pruede Lucifer þurh þer he saw ant biheld on himself his ahne feiernesse leop into pruede. Lucifer þurh þer he seh ant biheold on himself his ahne feiernesse leop into pruede. Lucifer þurh þer he seh ant bihold on himself his ahne leop into pruede.
Which of the following statements is true according to Baugh and Cable? While the ordinary meaning of sē, sēo, ðoet is ‘the’, the word is really a demonstrative
pronoun and survives in the Modern English demonstrative 'that' . pronoun and survives in the Modern English demonstrative 'that' .
While the ordinary meaning of sē, sēo, ðoet is ‘this’, the word is really a demonstrative
pronoun and survives in the Modern English demonstrative 'that'. While the ordinary meaning of sē, sēo, ðoet is ‘this’, the word is really a demonstrative
pronoun and survives in the Modern English demonstrative 'those'. While the ordinary meaning of sē, sēo, ðoet is ‘the’, the word is really a demonstrative
pronoun and survives in the Modern English demonstrative 'this'.
Which of the following options formed the definite article in nominative (masc.,
fem., neut.) in OE? sē, sēo, ðæt ðe, sæs, ðæt seo, ses, ðæs sē, ðæs, seo.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "And there he
arrested Roger, Bishop of Salisbury, Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, Chancellor
Roger, and his nephews, and he put them all in prison until they surroundered
their castles." And þar he arrested þe biscop Roger of Sereberi, and Alexander biscop of Lincol and te
canceller Roger, hise neces, and dide aelle in prisun til hi iafen up here castles. And þar he nam þe biscop Roger of Sereberi, and Alexander biscop of Lincol and te
canceller Roger, hise neces, and dide aelle in prisun til hi iafen up here castles. And þar he nam þe biscop Roger of Sereberi, and Alexander biscop of Lincol and te
canceller Roger, hise neves, and dide aelle in prisun til hi iafen up here castles. And þar he arrested þe biscop Roger of Sereberi, and Alexander biscop of Lincol and te
canceller Roger, hise neves, and dide aelle in prisun til hi iafen up here castles.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "Look how the
Holy Scriptures tell, and how full of detail it narrates, how sin began Low, hou hali writ spekeð, ant hou inwarliche, hit teleð hou sunne bigon Low, hau hali writ spekeð, ant hau inwarliche, hit teleð hau sunne bigon Low, ho hali writ spekeð, ant ho inwarliche, hit teleð ho sunne bigon Low, hu hali writ spekeð, ant hu inwarliche, hit teleð hu sunne bigon.
Which of the following kinds of word have an instrumental case in OE? Noun Pronoun Definite article and Adjective None of the above.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "The cat does not
know any trick but one [...], but he can climb greatly well." þe kat ne can wrench but anne [...] But he can climbe suþe wel. de cat ne kan wrench but anne [...] But he kan climbe suþe wel. þe cat ne kan wrench but anne [...] Bute he kan climbe suþe wel. de kat ne kan wrench but anne [...] Bute he kan climbe suþe wel.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "Also I say by
msyself: better is my one than your twelve." Also ich segge bi mi solve: Betere is min on þan bine twelve. Also ich sage bi mi solve: Betere is min on þan bine twelve Also ich segge bi mi solve: Betere is min on þan bine zwolf. Also ich sage bi mi solve: Betere is min on þan bine zwolf.
Which of the following options correctly charactize a personal pronoun in dual
accusative or dative? Unc Uncer Incer Git.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "because they
thought that he should be just like his uncle was." forþi ðat hi wenden ðat he sculde ben alsuic alse the eom wes forþi ðat hi wenden ðat he should ben alsuic alse the eom wes. forþi ðat hi wenden ðat he should ben als the eom wes. forþi ðat hi wenden ðat he sculde ben als the eom wes.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "When they went
into the ship, a great tempest of wind arose." And when hi were in þo ssipe, aros a great tempeste of winde And when hi were in þae ssipe, aros anne great tempeste of winde And so hi were in þae ssipe, so aros anne great tempeste of winde. And so hi were in þo ssipe, so aros a great tempeste of winde.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "This apple that I
am looking at is forbidden for me to eat." De eappel þet ich loki on is forbode me to eotene ant nawt to bihalden. Des appel þet ich loki on is forbode me to eatene and nawt to bihalden Des appel þet ich look on is forbode me to eotene ant nawt to bihalden De eappel þet ich look on is forbode me to eatene and nawt to bihalden.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "Then the country
of England had the best repute of all and the people of this nation were most
loved by their king." Da hafde Anglia ard þat alre bezste here-word; and þis lcodisce volc aec ieotvuest als
kinge Da hafde Anglia ard þat alre bezste here-word; and þis lcodisce volc aec ieotvuest þan
kinge. Da hafde AEnglene ard þat alre bezste here-word; and þis lcodisce volc aec ieotvuest
þan kinge Da hafde AEnglene ard þat alre bezste here-word; and þis lcodisce volc aec ieotvuest
als kinge.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "We read in
today's Holy Gospel that our lord Jesus Christ went once into one ship." We redeth i þe holi godspelle of today, þat ure lord Jhesus Christ yede one time into ane
ssipe We redeth i þe holi godspelle of to-dai, þat ure lord Jhesus Christ yede one time into ane
ssipe. We redeth i þe holi godspelle of to-dai, þat ure lord Jhesu Crist yede one time into ane
ssipe. We redeth i þe holi godspelle of today, þat ure lord Jhesu Crist yede one time into ane
ssipe.
Which of the following options correctly charactize a personal pronoun in dual
nominative? Unc Uncer Wit and Git None of the above.
Which would be the ME original sentence of this translation? "The apple, dear
sister, symbolizes the things that lust and delight of sin fall into." Des appel, leove sister, bitacneð alle þe þings bet lust falleð to delit of sunne. Des eappel, leove sister, bitacneð alle þe þing bet lust falleð to delit of sunne. Des appel, leove suster, bitacneð alle þe þings bet lust falleð to ant delit of sunne. Des eappel, leove suster, bitacneð alle þe þing bet lust falleð to ant delit of sunne.
Which of the following options were the dialects spoken in OE? Mercian, Northumbrish, Kentish and West Saxon. Mercian, Northumbrish, Kentian and West Saxon. Kentish, Mercish, Northumbrish and West Saxon. Kentish, Mercian, Northumbrian and West Saxon.
What term was used apart from "Saxon(e)s" to refer to the West Germanic
tribes generally? Angelcynn Saxonia Angli/Anglia None of the above.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about Grimm's Law? The original voiced stops (b, d, g) changed to voiceless ones in the Germanic
languages. What is true of p is true also of t and k: in other words, the original voiceless stops (p, t,
k) were changed to fricatives (f, þ, h). According to Grimm, a p in Indo-European, preserved as such in Latin and Greek, was
changed to an f in the Germanic languages. Certain apparent exceptions to Grimm’s Law were subsequently explained by Karl
Verner and others. Whatever its cause, the Germanic sound-shift is the most distinctive feature marking off
the Germanic languages from the languages to which they are related. The causes of every consonant change are known.
Which of the following options formed the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon-
Heptarchy? Essex, Sussex and Wessex, Merci, Kent, East Angli and Northumbria Kent, Anglia, Northumbria, Mercia, Essex, Sussex and Wessex. Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East, Anglia, Northumbria and Mercia. East Anglia, Kent, Northumbria, Mercia, Essex, Sussex and Wessex.
When did the first cases of "The Black Death" appear? Spring 1349 Fall 1349 Summer 1348 Winter 1346.
Who proposed the Wave Theory? Karl Verner Johannes Schmidt Jacob Grimm Augustus Schleichter.
Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of Germanic
languages? They have a strong accent on the first syllable (root) of most words They have a strong conjugation for regular verbs They have a weak conjugation for regular verbs They have a weak and a strong declesion for adjectives.
Which of the following statements is NOT true? ME (Modern English) is described as the period of lost inflections OE is described as the period of full inflections, the endings of the nouns, the verbs and
the adjectives preserved more or less unimpaired. OE is described as the period of leveled inflections. ME (Middle English) is described as the period of leveled inflections.
Which of the following dialects is used as the basis in the study of OE? Kentish Mercian West Saxon Northumbrian.
What is the name of the romance which stated that "in the 14th century
everybody knew English and that there were many nobles who could not speak
French"? * "Statute of Pleading" "Sir Launfal" "Arthur and Merlin" "Leges Barbarorum".
When did the practice of English become general in education (schools...)? 1349 1385 1389 1365.
When was enacted the "Statute of Pleading"? 1356 1360 1366 1362.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Indo-European
Family? There are eleven principal groups: Indian, Iranian, Armenian, Hellenic, Albanian, Italic,
Balto-Slavic, Germanic, Celtic, Hittite, and Tocharian. The parent tongue from which the Indo-European languages have sprung had already
become divided and scattered before the dawn of history. In books written a century ago the term Aryan was commonly employed The surviving languages show various degrees of similarity to one another, the similarity
bearing a more or less direct relationship to their geographical distribution. The term now most widely employed is Indo-European, suggesting more clearly the
geographical extent of the family. We have some written record of the common Indo-European language.
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the characteristics of
OE? The pronunciation of OE words commonly differs somewhat from that of their modern
equivalents. The English language has undergone such change in the course of time that one cannot
read OE without special study. In general the differences that one notices between Old and Modern English concern
spelling and pronunciation, the lexicon, and the grammar. The English language hasn't undergone changes in the course of time, thus everyone
could read OE without special study.
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