English Unit 2 Quiz 1

Question 1

All languages follow the rules of a grammar.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Which group merged French with Old English?

Accepted Answer

Normans

Question 3

Which language belongs to the Latin branch of Indo-European origin?

Accepted Answer

French

Question 4

People who specifically study languages are called

Accepted Answer

linguistics

Question 5

All languages rely on word order for syntax.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

The specific study of word forms and how they are affected by their origin is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

morphology

Question 7

English literature was relatively recent development, during the Old and early Middle English periods were in Latin or

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Latin and Old English syntax relied upon _____.

Accepted Answer

word endings

Question 9

Gestures are examples of verbal communication.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

The name of the scientific study of language is linguistics

Accepted Answer

linguistics

Question 11

Which groups listed below brought the Germanic language into England? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

Angles, Jutes, Saxon

Question 12

Which of the following are non-verbal communication?

Accepted Answer

Facial expressions, hand gestures

Question 13

The Great Vowel Shift was primarily a change in _____.

Accepted Answer

phonetics

Question 14

What country is Mesopotamia now?

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 15

Germanic words make up what fraction of the words in the English language?

Accepted Answer

25%

Question 16

The change that occurred during the Great Vowel Shift was _____.

Accepted Answer

from "pure" vowels to diphthongs

Question 17

The four major Indo-European language families are Germanic, Greek, _______, and Celtics

Accepted Answer

Latin

Question 18

Learning a second language helps in understanding people of other countries.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Man has developed an extensive vocabulary for communicating.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

The majority of words used in everyday English conversation come from which origin?

Accepted Answer

German

Question 21

Which languages make up a majority of religious words in English?

Accepted Answer

greek, latin

Question 22

Shakespeare was an important fourteenth century poet that helped shape what we think of Middle English.

Accepted Answer

False

Questions 22