UGC-NET/ Ph.D Entrance Exam DECEMBER 2024
We work with English Language as a Post Graduation Level and NET/SET POINTS OF VIEWS.
TEST SERIES
Old and Middle English Period
Q.1 What is the main aim of Old and Middle English prose?
A- To criticize society through religious symbols
B- To teach and instruct through translationsÂ
C -To entertain readers with original stories
D – To explore the relationship between land and heaven
Q.2 Which contemporary British poet has translated Beowulf ?
A- Thom Gunn
B- Alan Lewis
C -Edward Thomas
D- Seamus Heaney
Q.3 After the Norman Conquest England became a three-language nation for at least two centuries. The three languages were
A- English, French and German
B- English, Latin and German
C- English, French and Latin
D-English, French and Greek
Q.4 In Medieval England A …………………….. Was Understood to Be a Trained Craftsman, One Who Worked Under a Master Who Owned the Business.
A- Pardoner
B- Summoner
C -Journeyman
D-Manciple
Q.5 The direct French influence on the English language during the Middle English period was in the form of.
A-Loss of Inflections.
B-Intake of French Words into English.
C-Both the Loss of Inflections and Intake of French Words into English.
D-Addition of Inflections.
Q.6 There is a large number of religious poems in Old English Poetry One of the finest is the Dream of the Rood. The words Rood in the title means
A-The Cross
B-The Christian
C-The Infidel
D-The Cardinal
Q.7 In Beowulf, Beowulf accuses Unferth of
I. Pagan Beliefs
II. Killing His Own “Kith And Kin”
III. “Unchecked Atrocity”
IV. Unprovoked War
The right combination according to the code is
A – I and II
B – II and III
C- I and IV
D- I and III
Q.8 After the Norman Conquest of 1066, Norman French was the dominant language used by
A- Ordinary People
B-Religious Clerics
C-The Upper Classes
D-Farmers
Q.9 St. Augustine brought Christianity, and the Latin language cariched Old English by ghing it the capacity to talk about
A-Common Experience
B-Place Names
C-Ahatract Ideas
D-Agricultural Compes
Q.10 During the Middle English period, many words were borrowed from two languages:
I. Celtic
II. Latin
III. French
IV. Old Norse
The right combination according to the code is
A- I and II
B- II and III
C- II and IV
D- III and IV
Q.11 “[They] then heaved out, / away with a will in their wood-wreathed ship.” This line describing Beowulf’s departure from Geatland, is typical of the poem’s form and Old English poetic technique because
I. it Features Alliteration
II. It Rhymes
III. It Features Onomatopoeia
IV. It Has Four Strong Stresses
The right combination according to the code is
A- I and II
B- II and III
C- l and IV
D- II and IV
Q.12 Which British King, having defeated the Viking invaders, consciously used the English language to create a sense of national identity and retain political control over independent countries?
A- Alfred the Great
B-Edward the Elder
C- King Arthur
D-Ethelbert of Kent
Q.13 What three Germanic tribes invaded Britons in the fifth century AD, bringing with them the roots of modern English?
A – The Danes. Sasons and Celts
B – The Celts. Jutes and Saxons
C – The Saxons. Danes and Angles
D – The Jutes. Angles and Saxons
Q.14 Two of the following words were borrowed from French after the Norman Conquest.
(A) Mutton
(B) Pork
(C) Sheep
(D) Swine
The right combination according to the code is:
A – (A) And (B)
B- (A) And (C)
C- (B) And (D)
D-(C) And (D)
Q.15 In the debate between the two birds in the Middle English poem The Owl and the Nightingale who acts as the arbiter?
A-Master Henry of Shrewsbury
B-Master William of Hereford
C-Master Freeman of Stamford
D-Master Nicholas of Guildford
Q.16 Which of the following was not a dialect of Old English?
A – Irish
B – Northumbrian
C – Mercian
D – Kentish
Q.17 During the reign of Norman Kings, it was fashionable to speak ……………….. in upper class circles in England.
A – Norse
B – Latin
C – Danish
D – French
Q.18 The Norman Conquest was a significant landmark in English history. What French did the Normans speak and what was it known as?
They spoke a dialectal French (also called Anglo Frisian), somewhat closer to the Parisian
They spoke Norman French (Anglo Norman). Theirs was certainly not the standard French.
They spoke standard French (of mainland France). Their French was very sweet and musical.
They spoke normal French, rather distinct from Anglo-Norman, another standard language.
Q.19 The medieval English university organized its studies based on the seven liberal arts Three of these, the trivium, referred to the study of
A – Arithmetic, Geometry, Music
B – Astronomy, Music, Logic
C – Geometry, Grammar. Music
D – Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric
Q.20 In which one of the following Middle English poems is Hector a character ?
A – Troilus and Cressida
B – Piers Plowman
C – The seafarer
D – Beowulf