d) hālʒian, ʒehīersumian, clǣnsian, lāðettan, hālettan, wyrsian , yfelian. 


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d) hālʒian, ʒehīersumian, clǣnsian, lāðettan, hālettan, wyrsian , yfelian.

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d) hālʒian, ʒehīersumian, clǣnsian, lāðettan, hālettan, wyrsian , yfelian.

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291. “Old English” was the language of tribes who invaded Britain from the East. They spoke different dialects of a(n) …. Complete the sentence and choose the correct letter. 

a) American language 

b) Russian language 

c) Germanic language

d) Italian language 

292. The Vikings invaded Britain in 878 AD. Where did they come from? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.

a)Scandinavia 

 b) Scotland 

c) Italy  

d) Spain

293. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 what language was spoken by the Royal Court and the ruling class? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.

 a) Old English 

 b) French 

 c) Portuguese  

d) Old Spanish

294. Who wrote in Middle English? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.

a) Shakespeare 

b) Byron  

c) Chaucer  

d) Bede

295. Who was the most famous writer to write in English during the 16th century? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.

 a) Shakespeare 

 b) Keats 

 c) Chaucer

  d) Byron  

 296. What was the bestseller in England in 1611? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.

a) Harry Potter 

b) War and Peace 

 c) The King James Bible

d) Cædmon's Hymn

297. The printing press was introduced into England by …  Compete the sentence and choose the correct letter.

a) William Shakespeare in 1592 

 b) Geoffrey Chaucer in 1398 

 c) William Caxton in 1476 

 d)Rupert Murdoch’s great-great grandfather in 1755  

298. The words “children”, “oxen”, “geese”, “mice” and “teeth” are a survival from a time when English had a greater number of … Complete the sentence and choose the correct letter.

a) inflections; 

b) lexical items; 

c) Russian words; 

d)French words.

299. What kind of words are “kangaroo” and “boomerang”? Answer the question and choose the correct letter

 a) Native American words 

 b) Australian Aboriginal words 

c) Chinese words  

d ) Indian  words  

300.   What kind of words are “glasnost” and “perestroika ”? What kind of words are “kangaroo” and “boomerang”? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.

a) Spanish borrowings;

 b) French borrowings;   

c) Russian borrowings;

d ) Ukrainian borrowings    

                                                    

 



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