MCQ Chapter 4 Class 12 Rainbow Story of English Bihar Board Middle EnglishMCQ’s For All Chapters – Rainbow Story of English Class 12th 1. The word magnify in English is derived from:FrenchLatinOld EnglishGermanQuestion 1 of 202. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is considered one of the greatest examples of:English dramaEnglish poetryEnglish proseEnglish satireQuestion 2 of 203. Which period is known as the Classical Middle English period?12th century13th century14th century15th centuryQuestion 3 of 204. The Confessio Amantis was written by:William LanglandJohn WyclifJohn GowerGeoffrey ChaucerQuestion 4 of 205. The Great Vowel Shift is associated with changes in:Syntax and semanticsPronunciation of long vowelsWriting systemsDialectsQuestion 5 of 206. Middle English literature reflects:The static nature of English societyThe changing fortunes of EnglishThe influence of Germanic invadersThe dominance of Anglo-Saxon grammarQuestion 6 of 207. The Romaunt of the Rose is attributed to:John GowerGeoffrey ChaucerWilliam LanglandJohn WyclifQuestion 7 of 208. What is the approximate number of Latin words that entered English directly or indirectly?10,0005,0001,000Not specifiedQuestion 8 of 209. One of the major sources of information about medieval life is:The works of Geoffrey ChaucerThe printing press recordsThe Great Vowel Shift analysisFrench chroniclesQuestion 9 of 2010. Which dialect was divided into East Midland and West Midland in Middle English?NorthumbrianKentishMercianWest SaxonQuestion 10 of 2011. The Pearl and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight are notable works of:Known authorsUnknown authorsFrench originReligious originQuestion 11 of 2012. The second phase of Middle English literature (1250–1350.saw the emergence of:Religious writings onlySecular and religious writingsLatin prosePolitical pamphletsQuestion 12 of 2013. Middle English saw changes in word endings, which were caused by:Simplification of syntaxPhonetic changesInfluence of French grammarThe printing pressQuestion 13 of 2014. Which of these was NOT a dialect of Middle English?NorthernEast MidlandSouthernMercianQuestion 14 of 2015. One of the reasons for the loss of Old English inflections was:Introduction of loanwordsDialectal varietyReduced distinctive forms of word endingsLatin grammar rulesQuestion 15 of 2016. Who wrote Meditantis?John GowerWilliam LanglandGeoffrey ChaucerJohn WyclifQuestion 16 of 2017. Middle English saw an increase in analytic tendencies due to:French influence on sentence structureLoss of grammatical inflectionsThe Great Vowel ShiftDevelopment of the printing pressQuestion 17 of 2018. Vox Clamantis is a work by:John GowerGeoffrey ChaucerWilliam LanglandJohn WyclifQuestion 18 of 2019. The Canterbury Tales provides insight into:Medieval warfareMiddle English grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciationFrench literary traditionsLatin influences on EnglishQuestion 19 of 2020. The printing press was introduced to England in:1450147615001485Question 20 of 20 Loading...
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