1. English language belongs to which language family?

A. Indo-European

B. Dravidian

C. Sino-Tibetan

D. Semitic

Ans: A

2. English is a member of which group?

A. Germanic

B. Celtic

C. Latin

D. Greek

Ans: A

3. Who wrote The Story of English?

A. Robert McCrum

B. William Shakespeare

C. John Milton

D. Francis Bacon

Ans: A

4. Who invaded Britain in 55 BC?

A. Julius Caesar

B. Napoleon

C. Alexander

D. Augustus

Ans: A

5. Which tribes invaded Britain in the 5th century?

A. Angles, Saxons and Jutes

B. Romans and Greeks

C. French and Italians

D. Vikings and Arabs

Ans: A

6. The word English comes from

A. Angles

B. Saxons

C. Jutes

D. Romans

Ans: A

7. The Norman Conquest took place in

A. 1066

B. 449

C. 1215

D. 1492

Ans: A

8. Who led the Norman Conquest?

A. William the Conqueror

B. Julius Caesar

C. King Arthur

D. Alfred the Great

Ans: A

9. After Norman Conquest the language of the court became

A. French

B. English

C. Latin

D. Greek

Ans: A

10. The language of the common people remained

A. English

B. French

C. Latin

D. Greek

Ans: A

11. The mixture of French and English resulted in

A. Middle English

B. Old English

C. Modern English

D. Early English

Ans: A

12. Who is called the father of English poetry?

A. Geoffrey Chaucer

B. Shakespeare

C. Milton

D. Bacon

Ans: A

13. Geoffrey Chaucer wrote

A. Canterbury Tales

B. Hamlet

C. Paradise Lost

D. Utopia

Ans: A

14. Who enriched English vocabulary greatly?

A. Shakespeare

B. Milton

C. Dryden

D. Pope

Ans: A

15. Shakespeare lived in

A. 16th century

B. 14th century

C. 18th century

D. 19th century

Ans: A

16. Paradise Lost was written by

A. John Milton

B. Shakespeare

C. Chaucer

D. Bacon

Ans: A

17. The Renaissance helped the development of

A. Modern English

B. Old English

C. Middle English

D. Ancient English

Ans: A

18. Printing press in England was introduced by

A. William Caxton

B. Shakespeare

C. Chaucer

D. Milton

Ans: A

19. William Caxton introduced printing press in

A. 1476

B. 1600

C. 1700

D. 1500

Ans: A

20. The spread of English language was helped by

A. British Empire

B. Roman Empire

C. Greek Empire

D. Persian Empire

Ans: A

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