Test 1
What branch of its language family is English in? - CORRECT ANSWER-Germanic
Which of the following languages does English most resemble in its core vocabulary
(e.g., family members, numbers, parts of the body, etc.)? - CORRECT ANSWER-
German
Which of the following languages is NOT in the same family as English, Latin, and
Greek? - CORRECT ANSWER-Turkish
Which language family are Hebrew, Arabic, and Ancient Egyptian all in? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Semitic
Which of the following sorts of words came into English in the Romano-Celtic period? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Place names, e.g., Norwich, Worcester
In which period of English did lots of parallel Latinate French vocabulary come up
alongside native Germanic vocabulary, e.g., table vs. stable? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Middle English
What military event marked the beginning of the Middle English period? - CORRECT
ANSWER-The Norman Invasion
In what time period did English come to the British Isles? - CORRECT ANSWER-450-
1066 A.D
What is the time period for Old English - CORRECT ANSWER-450-1066 A.D
What language family are English, Greek, and Latin all in? - CORRECT ANSWER-Indo-
European
In medical terminology terms that refer to diseases are overwhelmingly (but not all)
from: - CORRECT ANSWER-Greek
A city with a name like Colcester was originally a site of a: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Roman military camp
Vicus was the Latin term for a: - CORRECT ANSWER-Village