Bihar Board Class 12th English 100 Marks
Story Of English
1. The Germanic invaders were called………by the natives of England.
a)Saxons
b)English
c)African
d)America Ans.(a)
2. The word Drama came from…………word.
a)Greek
b)French
c)Latin
d)None of these Ans.(a)
3. ‘The Scholar Gipsy’ has been written by………….
a)Matthew Arnold
b)W.B Yeats
c)Robert Bridges
d)J.M. Synge Ans.(a)
4. Father of English language is……………….
a)Shakespeare
b)Geoffrey Chaucer
c)John
d)none of these Ans.(b)
5. The Anglo-Saxons invaded England in the…….
a)5th Century
b)6th Century
c)7th Century
d)none of these Ans.(a)
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6. The English language of today reflects…………….centuries of political and social developments.
a)4th Century
b)5th century
c)6th century
d)7th century Ans.(b)
7. Who were called together the Anglo-Saxons?
a)Angles
b)Saxons
c)Jutes
d)all the three Ans.(d)
8. ………..gave England its name and language.
a)Indians
b)Romans
c)Anglo-Saxons
d)none of these Ans.(c)
9. The history of English language is just about……….years old.
a)fifteen hundred
b)sixteen hundred
c)seventeen hundred
d)none of these Ans.(a)
10. In the Old English period the two major influences were…………..
a)Latin and French
b)Latin and Greek
c)Latin and Scandinavian
d)Latin and Indian Ans.(c)
11. The gold period of old English literature was the era of…………
a)King Alfred
b)King Richard-II
c)Queen Elizabeth
d)none of these Ans.(a)
12. The Year 1066Ad is taken to be the end of…………..period.
a)Middle English
b)Old English
c)Modern English
d)none of these Ans.(b)
13. About…………..Christianity began to spread in England.
a)400AD
b)500AD
c) 600AD
d)AD 700 Ans.(c)
14. The first phase of Middle English literature covers the period-………
a)AD 950-AD 1350 AD
b)AD1050-AD 1215
c) AD 1150 –AD 1215
d)AD1250-AD1350 Ans.(c)
15. The second phase of Middle English Literature covers the period…………
a)950-1350AD
b) 1050-1350
c)1150-1350AD
d) 1250-1350 Ans. (d)
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