Top 80+ Solved History of English Language MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which Anglo- Irish writer proposed the creation of an English Academy to regulate EnglishUsage and “ascertain” the language?
a. jonathan swift
b. samuel johnson
c. dryden
d. oliver goldsmith
Q. The Philological society’sNew English Dictionary on Historical Principles, begun in 1879,was eventually published under which title in 1928?
a. roget’s thesaurus
b. the king’s english
c. oxford english dictionary
d. webster’s dictionary
Q. “The Ecclesiastical History of the English People”, a key source f information about AngloSaxon settlement is the work of ……….
a. william jones
b. venerable bede
c. king james i
d. william langland
Q. Who is the author of The First English Dictionary?
a. dr. johnson
b. robert cawdrey
c. john wilkins
d. thomas sheridon
Q. The First English Dictionary “ Table Alphabeticall” was published in…..
a. 1608
b. 1700
c. 1678
d. 1604
Q. Who is the author of the essay “ Essay Upon Projects” that proposes an academy of 36“gentlemen” to dictate English usage?
a. daniel defoe
b. jonathan swift
c. oliver goldsmith
d. john wilkins
Q. The Authorized Version of English Bible was published in which year?
a. 1607
b. 1611
c. 1612
d. 1600
Q. Which language is the most closely related to Modern English?
a. frisian
b. german
c. gothic
d. islandic
Q. Which language is the most closely related to Modern English
a. frisian
b. islandic
c. gothic
d. german
Q. Cynwulf wrote during which stage of Old English?
a. prehistoric
b. late old english
c. primitive
d. early old english
Q. Who wrote the “ Essay towards a Real character and a Philosophical Language”?
a. john wilkins
b. james hermes
c. thomas sheridan
d. william jones
Q. When part of one word is combined with part of another in order to form a new word ,carrying with it the ideas behind both the original terms, is known as a ……………..word
a. loan word
b. noun word
c. portmanteau word
d. blend word
Q. Which among the following is the contribution of Shakespeare?
a. utopian
b. idealism
c. multitudinous
d. fairy tale
Q. Identify the word that derived from Greek language
a. formula
b. phenomenon
c. fableaux
d. stratum