PPSC Lecturer English Preparation Quiz No 2 Posted on January 5, 2022 by AsadJavaid Welcome to your PPSC Lecturer English Preparation Quiz No 2 Email Name 1.Poetry of Anglo-Saxon was passed down through what means? A. Oral Tradition B. Written C. Both D. None None 2.Who were the original inhabitant of Britains? A. Celtes B. Roman. C. Jutes D. None None 3.Where did the Saxon originally come from? A. Eastern Germany B. Northern Germany C. Both a-b D. None None 4.The first Archbishop of Canterbury was.. A.Saint Augustine B. Saint Munro C. Saint Beckett D. None None 5.The earliest ant the greatest epic in our literature is: A. Beowulf B. Widsith C. The Seafarer D. None None 6.Beowulf consists of..... susuccessive narrative? A. Three B. Two C. Four D. Both a-b None 7.Timeline of Anglo-Saxon is A. 400-1000 B. 455-1010 C. 450-1066 D. None None 8.Harlod, the last of the Saxon King defeated in......? A. Battle of the Wedmore 878 B. Battle of the Hasting 1066 C. Both D. None None 9.Alfred became the king of Wexxes in? A. 901 B. 874 C. 547 D. 871 None 10. Who contributed to English /Saxon chronicles? A. King Alfred B. Caedmon C. Cynewulf D. None None 11.The didactic poem, Christ is written by: A. Bede B. Cynewulf C. Caedmon D. None None 12.Who wrote Paraphrase? A. Caedmon B. Cynewulf C. Bede D. Kind Alfred None 13.Who wrote Ecclesiastical History of English People? A. Cynewulf B. Bede C. King Alfred D. None None 14.Who is called the father of our English learning? A. King Alfred B. Cynewulf C. Bede D. Both b-c None 15.The monster Grendel appears in the poem.. A. Widshit B. Doer's Lament C. Walker D. Beowulf None 16.King Alfred's reign ended in..... A. 9th century B. 4th century C. 7th century D. 8th century None 17.Who translated the Bible in the Middle English Period? A. King Alfred B. Wycliffe C. Bede D. None None 18.Which language became the standard language of courts, Parliament and polite society during the reign of Normans? A. Spanish B. Latin C. Law French D. Old English None 19.William Caxton invented the printing press in...? A. 1478 B. 1465 C. 1485 D. 1476 None 20.Reign of Elizabeth-1 started in.. A. 1558 B. 1556 C. 1601 D. 1560 None 21.Thomas Wyatt is one of the earliest English poet of... A. Reformation Period B. Renaissance Period C. Puritan Period D. Romanticism None 22.Who is believed as the father of English literature? A. Bede B. King Alfred C. Chaucer D. None None 23.How many total stories are there in The Canterbury Tales? A. 27 B. 29 C. 30 D. 24 None 24.Chaucer is considered......? A. Th father of English literature B. The Father of English poetry C. The Morning Star of Renaissance D. All of the above None 25.Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales..... A. 1380s B. 1381 C. 1382 D. 1386 None 26.Why are the pilgrims going to Canterbury? A. To meet King Henry lll B. To worship the relics of St. Beaket C. To see medieval mystery play D. Because they are tourists None 27.The Hundred Years' War begun in: A. 1335 B. 1338 C. 1337 D. 1336 None 28.Thomas More's Utopia was published.. A. 1516 B. 1517 C. 1551 D. Both a-c None 29.The first English comedy Rooster Doister was written by: A. Nicholas Udall B. Bede C. Alfred D. None None 30.Who succeeded Lyly? A. John Milton B. Robert Greene C. Philip Sidney D. Marlowe None 31.The Heroic Couplet as first used by : A. Pope B. Dryden C. Chaucer D. Spencer None 32.Which version of the Bible did Wycliffe make use for the translation? A. Greek B. Latin C. French D. None None 33.The author of Le Morte D'Arthur is..... A. Jhon Lyly B. Thomas Malory C. Edward Gibbon D. William Goddwin None 34.The general study of characteristics of speech sounds is called.... A. Phonetics B. Morphology C. Auditory phonetics D. Acoustic phonetics None 35.The study of forms (words) is called... A. Phonology B. Phonetics C. Morphology D. None None 36.A word or a group of word which has one meaning is.... A. Phoneme B. Morpheme C. Phone D. Lexeme None 37.The study of rules of a language covers.... A. Grammar B. Syntax C. Semantics D. Pragmatics None 38.English followed..... language for making rules of grammar. A. Latin B. Greek C. Dutch D. Scottish None 39.The study of order or arrangement of words is called.. A. Grammar B. Syntax C. Semantics D. Pragmatics None 40.A subsequent reference to an already introduced entity is called. A. Antecedent B. Inference C. Co-text D. Anaphora None 41.A particular form of language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group is called. A. Accent B. Dialect C. Pidgin D. Creole None 42.Variations in a language according to use in specific situations.... A. Jargon B. Diglossia C. Idiolect D. Register None 43.Who gave the concept of competence and performance? A. Chomsky B. Sapir C. Saussure D. Watson None 44.The set of all possible grammatical sentence in the language is known as.. A. Parole B. Performance C. Langue D. None None 45.The study of language ignoring it's history is called.. A. Diachronic study B. Synchronic study C. Both D. None None 46.A flood of French words came in to English in its.... A. Old period B. Middle period C. Modern period D. All None 47.Which of these is magnum opus of Chaucer? A. Troilus and Criseyde B. House of Fame C. Legend's Corner D. The Canterbury Tales None 48.In what year did the civil war begin? A. 1642 B. 1660 C. 1672 D. 1692 None 49.How many languages did Chaucer know? A. 2 B. 4 C. 1 D. 3 None 50.What religion was Queen Mary l? A. Church of England B. Catholic C. Calvinist D. Jewish None