Podcast
Questions and Answers
Which language family does English belong to?
Which language family does English belong to?
- Celtic
- Romance
- Germanic (correct)
- Slavic
What is the name of the most famous Anglo-Saxon epic poem?
What is the name of the most famous Anglo-Saxon epic poem?
- Odyssey
- Aeneid
- Iliad
- Beowulf (correct)
Which language is the earliest known ancestor of Greek, Latin, English, Sanskrit, Persian, etc.?
Which language is the earliest known ancestor of Greek, Latin, English, Sanskrit, Persian, etc.?
- Proto-Indo-European (correct)
- Proto-Slavic
- Proto-Celtic
- Proto-Germanic
When did the Normans conquer England?
When did the Normans conquer England?
Give three reasons why English didn’t disappear after the Norman (French) Conquest.
Give three reasons why English didn’t disappear after the Norman (French) Conquest.