Unlocking the Secrets of the English Language
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Which language family does English belong to?

  • Celtic
  • Romance
  • Germanic (correct)
  • Slavic

    • 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.?

  • Proto-Indo-European (correct)
  • Proto-Slavic
  • Proto-Celtic
  • Proto-Germanic

    • When did the Normans conquer England?

    <p>1066 AD</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Give three reasons why English didn’t disappear after the Norman (French) Conquest.

    <p>There was a large body of written literature and oral tradition in Anglo-Saxon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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