History of English Language (ENG501)

1. When was the book "The New World of English Words" published?

   1. 1550
   2. 1700
   3. 1658
   4. 1600

2. Which of the following best defines the term 'idiom'?

   1. The peculiar character of a language
   2. A style of speaking peculiar to a people
   3. Not predictable from the usual meanings
   4. All of the given

3. Which language did become famous for philosophy in the Renaissance period?

   1. English
   2. German
   3. French
   4. Greek

4. Mark Antony's "This was the most unkindest cut of all" is an instance of ________.
   Choose the correct option.

   1. article problem
   2. double comparative
   3. wrong adjective
   4. dangling modifier

5. Some verb forms like ________ predominate by the end of the sixteenth century.

   1. tells, gives, says
   2. uhtceare, grubbling, rawgabbit
   3. pantofle, staddle, mugwump
   4. All of the given

6. In the sixteenth and early seventeenth century, ________ standard was accepted and people were sticking to it.

   1. Liverpool
   2. Leeds
   3. Manchester
   4. London

7. Who refused to accept inkhom terms in English language?

   1. John Milton
   2. Alexander Pope
   3. George Puttenham
   4. John Dryden

8. What is the one word solution for "all manner of learning" for Sir Thomas Elyot?
   Choose the best option.

   1. Encyclopedia
   2. Dictionary
   3. Circle of doctrine
   4. Science

9. "I trade both with the living and the dead, for the enrichment of our native tongue."
   Who gave this statement?

   1. William Shakepeare
   2. John Dryden
   3. Alexander Pope
   4. John Milton

10. In the 15th century, all the long vowels of English language gradually came to be pronounced with a greater ________ of the tongue and closing of the month.

    1. opening
    2. closing
    3. elevation
    4. vibration

11. In recent times, even when the vowel has been restored in standard speech, the weakened form is generally apparent in ________ speech and in the dialects.

    1. semiformal
    2. formal
    3. informal
    4. All of the given

12. Self-consciousness about language in Renaissance had two aspects: individual & ________.

    1. private
    2. public
    3. commercial
    4. institutional

13. The invention of ________ about the middle of the fifteenth century exercised a far reaching influence on all the vernacular languages of Europe.

    1. laser
    2. computers
    3. printing
    4. internet

14. Which of the following is a modern word?

    1. Kith
    2. Noteth
    3. Maketh
    4. Leadeth

15. Who was the publisher of the book 'The New World of English Words'?

    1. Geoffrey Chaucer
    2. Philip Sydney
    3. Edward Phillips
    4. John Milton

16. In the course of development of English language, the change in sound that 'u' underwent is known as ________.

    1. unrounding
    2. rounding
    3. omitting
    4. deletion

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