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TOPIC 41
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1
Hadrian’s Wall marked the boundary between which two regions?
Celtic and Viking territories
England and Wales
England and Ireland
Roman Britannia and Scotland
2
Which Latin suffix is often seen in English words introduced during the Renaissance?
-al
-ly
-ment
-ing
3
Which of the following is a Latin borrowing that retains its original form in English?
Agenda
History
Conjectural
Custody
4
What year did Julius Caesar first arrive on the shores of Britain?
1066 AD
55 BC
43 AD
9 AD
5
What were the Saxon Shore forts built to defend against?
Anglo-Saxons
Picts
Vikings
Saxon sea raiders
6
What are calques?
Words formed by blending two languages
Borrowed Latin words directly adopted into English
Grammatical structures unique to Latin
Translations of foreign expressions word-by-word
7
What term refers to Latin words adopted during commercial interactions with the Romans?
Norman Loans
Hybrid Compounds
Calques
Zero Period Borrowings
8
What is an example of a Latin calque used in English?
Ego
Wisdom tooth
Circus
Agenda
9
By what year had Britain slipped out of Roman control?
306 AD
122 AD
410 AD
476 AD
10
What percentage of English basic vocabulary is estimated to be non-Germanic?
50%
70%
20%
30%
11
During which period did most religious Latin loanwords enter English?
Modern English
Middle English
Renaissance
Old English
12
What significant event in the 6th century increased Latin’s influence on English?
The Norman Conquest
The reintroduction of Christianity by St. Augustine
Viking Invasions
The building of Hadrian’s Wall
13
What rebellion temporarily halted Roman expansion in Britain?
Viking Raids
Norman Conquest
Celtic Uprising
Boudicca’s Rebellion
14
Which Roman emperor successfully invaded Britain in 43 AD?
Claudius
Hadrian
Constantine
Augustus
15
What is an example of a hybrid compound formed during the Old English period?
Papdom
Sealmscop
Mass
Custody
16
During the Middle English period, Latin primarily entered English through which channel?
Viking settlements
Direct Roman rule
Norman influence
Anglo-Saxon invasions
17
The Anglo-Saxon invasions led to the creation of which unconquered region?
Scotland
Ireland
Cornwall
Wales
18
Which Roman emperor adopted Christianity, leading to its spread across the empire?
Augustus
Claudius
Nero
Constantine
19
What type of words were commonly borrowed into English during the Benedictine Reform?
Everyday trade terms
Learned loanwords related to religion and science
Words describing nature
Military-related words
20
The Roman conquest of Britain was primarily motivated by what?
Military security
Economic necessity
Religious expansion
Prestige and political advantage
