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History of English Language (ENG501)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Objective Questions

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

    1. John Milton
    2. Alexander Pope
    3. George Puttenham
    4. John Dryden
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. When was the book "The New World of English Words" published?

    1. 1550
    2. 1700
    3. 1658
    4. 1600
  5. In the sixteenth and early seventeenth century, ________ standard was accepted and people were sticking to it.

    1. Liverpool
    2. Leeds
    3. Manchester
    4. London
  6. Which of the following is a modern word?

    1. Kith
    2. Noteth
    3. Maketh
    4. Leadeth
  7. Which language did become famous for philosophy in the Renaissance period?

    1. English
    2. German
    3. French
    4. Greek
  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. 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
  10. "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
  11. 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
  12. Self-consciousness about language in Renaissance had two aspects: individual & ________.

    1. private
    2. public
    3. commercial
    4. institutional
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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