MCQ Chapter 3 Class 12 Rainbow Story of English Bihar Board Old EnglishMCQ’s For All Chapters – Rainbow Story of English Class 12th 1. What does the word "Anglo-Saxon" primarily refer to?A tribeA language groupA manuscriptA scriptQuestion 1 of 202. Which word is of Scandinavian origin?HeavenWindowGospelCandleQuestion 2 of 203. How did the Normans view the English language?They encouraged its useThey saw it as inferiorThey used it for legal purposesThey replaced it with CelticQuestion 3 of 204. Name one primary characteristic of Old English grammar.No inflectionsComplex inflectionsFrench-derived rulesModern English-like structureQuestion 4 of 205. What was the relationship between Anglo-Saxons and Celts?HostilePeaceful coexistenceComplete assimilationTotal separationQuestion 5 of 206. Which manuscript is considered one of the most important Old English poetic collections?Vercelli BookJunius ManuscriptExeter BookBeowulfQuestion 6 of 207. Which feature made Old English difficult to read?Lack of Latin influenceDifferent spelling and vocabularyNo written recordsFrench grammar rulesQuestion 7 of 208. Name a grammatical structure word borrowed from Scandinavian languages.GospelTheyMassHeavenQuestion 8 of 209. What type of text is The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?ReligiousHistoricalPoeticLegalQuestion 9 of 2010. Which language replaced Old English in the court and governance after 1066?LatinScandinavianFrenchCelticQuestion 10 of 2011. How long did the Viking Age influence English?1 century2 centuries3 centuries4 centuriesQuestion 11 of 2012. Which King is considered the savior of English literature during his reign?William the ConquerorKing AlfredKing ArthurEdward the ConfessorQuestion 12 of 2013. Which Celtic language influence survives in the modern names of rivers?TrentAvonBoth A and BNoneQuestion 13 of 2014. Name a term introduced into Old English due to Christianity.WindowAltarKnifeMuckQuestion 14 of 2015. What was the effect of Scandinavian words on English grammar?Added new inflectionsSimplified grammatical formsNo significant impactComplex sentence structuresQuestion 15 of 2016. What is the oldest preserved Germanic writing system?Runic scriptLatin alphabetGothic scriptRoman scriptQuestion 16 of 2017. What replaced Runic characters in England?Gothic scriptGreek alphabetRoman alphabetCeltic scriptQuestion 17 of 2018. Which Norman influence drastically changed English?Spelling conventionsVocabulary enrichmentSyntax simplificationDialect introductionQuestion 18 of 2019. How did King Alfred contribute to English prose?Introduced Latin grammar rulesCreated new literary genresTranslated works into West SaxonEstablished monasteriesQuestion 19 of 2020. What happened to English literature immediately after the Norman Conquest?It flourishedIt disappeared completelyIt experienced a declineIt merged with Scandinavian literatureQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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