Q1 Which of the following are aspects of the Renaissance that had an impact on the English language (choose all that apply)
a) Translation of classical(Latin, Greek, Arabic)works into English
b) The establishment of playhouses for the public, where new words and ideas were spoken.
c) Broader dissemination of ideas and writing through the advancement of printing.
d) The abandonment of Latin by the Renaissance church.
e) Exploration and colonisation, bringing new ideas and words back to England.

Q2 Which of the following sentences would you expect to find in Early Modern English( choose all that apply)
a) Whither does thou goest?
b) Whither dost thou go?
c) Whither goest thou?
d) Saw they that not
e) They saw not that
f) Saw not that they.
g) Whither thou goest?
h) They did not see that.
i) They did not saw that
j) They saw that not.

Q3) The challenge for a contemporary reader/audience in understanding Shakespeare comes principally from which of the following (choose that one that has the most impact)?
a) We no longer know about the historical events about which Shakespeare was writing
b) Changes in meanings of words.
c) The move from the spoken to the written word as the primary means of poetic expression
d) The great vowel shift
e) Changes in the grammar
f) The use of verse


Q4) What is the best contemporary translation of the following sentence?
I fear me you shall ne'er return
a) I have frightened myself that you will never return.
b) I am afraid that you and I will never return
c) I am afraid that you will never return.
d) I am afraid of myself and you will never return

Q5) Which of the following are characteristic of Caxton's typesetting style, but have not become part of standard English(choose all that apply)?
a) Persistence of verb-final order in subordinate clauses.
b) His consistent use of apostrophes.
c) Use of the letter "y" in the progressive suffing(i.e. -yng)
d) Use of the slash mark/ to indicate sentence or phrase boundaries.