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