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- 1. Multiple Choice
What language is closely related to English under the Indo-European family of languages?
Spanish
Portugese
German
French
- 2. Multiple Choice
Anglo-Saxons was the earliest historical form of the English language. What is the other term of this spoken language?
Middle English
Old English
Celtic
Teutonic
- 3. Multiple Choice
From what divisions of Germanic language did English came from?
North Germanic
South Germanic
East Germanic
West Germanic
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the longest epic poem in Old English spoken in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest?
Beowulf
Canterbury Tales
Paradise Lost
Le Morte d Arthur
- 5. Multiple Choice
The spread of the English language to the world was mainly due to?
culture
love
attitudes
hate
- 6. Multiple Choice
English became a world language because?
it has developed a series of distinct national standards.
writers and speakers respect the use of it.
editors focused on the standardisation.
it has an impact in nation-building.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is a variety of the English language that is distinct from other national varieties of English?
African English
Australian English
American English
British English
- 8. Multiple Choice
What are words or phrases of American origin used in America but not so much elsewhere?
USA
Americanisms
Brits
UK
- 9. Multiple Choice
What other nationality share the many speech habits of American speakers of the English language?
British
African
Australian
Canadian
- 10. Multiple Choice
American English spelling differs from British English spelling because of one man. Who was it?
Merriam Webster
Charles Merriam
Noah Webster
George Merriam
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