Class 12 Story of English Ch-3 Historical Periods & Origins MCQs

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Class 12 Story of English Ch-3 Historical Periods & Origins MCQs
  1. The authorized version of the Bible was published in ……..
    • AD 1611
    • AD 1610
    • AD 1612
    • AD 1613
  2. Standard British English speech came to be known as— [BSEB, 2020A, 2022A]
    • Second language (SL)
    • New English (NE)
    • American English (AE)
    • Received Pronunciation (RP)
  3. ‘The Serpent and the Rope’ was written by ……..
    • Raja Rao
    • Mulk Raj Anand
    • R.K. Narayan
    • Kamala Das
  4. The name ‘Liberty’ is associated with ……..
    • Old English
    • Middle English
    • Modern English
    • None of these
  5. One who writes a drama is called …….
    • Essayist
    • Novelist
    • Comedian
    • Playwright
  6. ‘The Rape of the Lock’ is written by ……..
    • Alexander Pope
    • John Dryden
    • William Blake
    • John Milton
  7. The Anglo-Saxons invaded England in the —
    • fifth century
    • sixth century
    • seventh century
    • none of these
  8. Who wrote ‘She Stoops to Conquer’? [BSEB, 2024A]
    • G. B. Shaw
    • T. S. Eliot
    • Salman Rushdie
    • Oliver Goldsmith
  9. In the ancient times Latin had the status of a …….. language.
    • native
    • non-native
    • regional
    • world
  10. Romantic Revival is associated with ……..
    • John Dryden
    • Alexander Pope
    • William Wordsworth
    • John Milton
  11. The …… English period is generally considered to be from AD 1150-1500. [BSEB, 2024A]
    • Old
    • Middle
    • Modern
    • Post-modern
  12. ‘The Canterbury Tales’ was written by ……..
    • Langland
    • Geoffrey Chaucer
    • John Gower
    • Francis Bacon
  13. Which language is the second language of India?
    • Sanskrit
    • Hindi
    • English
    • Persian
  14. Today …….. English is recognized as a world language.
    • American
    • Latin
    • French
    • Scandinavian
  15. English is a …….. window to the world.
    • small
    • broad
    • closed
    • narrow
  16. The English language of today reflects………. centuries of political and social developments.
    • fourth
    • fifth
    • sixth
    • seventeenth
  17. Charles Dickens was a novelist of the— [BSEB, 2019C]
    • eighteenth
    • nineteenth
    • twentieth
    • none of these
  18. Who wrote ‘Arms and the Man’?
    • G.B. Shaw
    • Shakespeare
    • Milton
    • John Keats
  19. Who is considered the greatest English dramatist?
    • Geoffrey Chaucer
    • Wycliff
    • William Langland
    • Shakespeare
  20. The history of English began with the coming of the ….. from Europe of mainland Britain.
    • Anglo-Saxons
    • French tribes
    • Indian tribes
    • American tribes
  21. Middle English covers—
    • AD 449 – AD 1066
    • AD 1067 – AD 1099
    • AD 1100 – AD 1149
    • AD 1150 – AD 1500
  22. ‘Untouchable’ and ‘Coolie’ were written by ……..
    • R.K. Narayan
    • Mulk Raj Anand
    • Raja Rao
    • Anita Desai
  23. The word ‘Renaissance’ means:
    • Birth
    • Rebirth
    • Enquiry
    • Introspection
  24. Latin and …… were the two major influences on Old English.
    • Greek
    • French
    • Scandinavian
    • Indian
  25. ‘A Bend in the Ganges’ is written by ……..
    • Manohar Malgaonkar
    • Anita Desai
    • Sarojini Naidu
    • Kamala Das
  26. The 18th century is known as the ……..
    • Cavalier Age
    • Jacobean Age
    • Augustan Age
    • Romantic Age
  27. In the 18th Century, ………. published a dictionary of the English language. [BSEB, 2019C]
    • Alexander Pope
    • Samuel Johnson
    • Joseph Priestley
    • William Loughton
  28. Old English covers— [BSEB, 2025A]
    • AD 449 – AD 1066
    • AD 1067 – AD 1099
    • AD 1100 – AD 1149
    • AD 1150 – AD 1500
  29. The world-famous Renaissance playwright was—
    • Shakespeare
    • Marlowe
    • Ben Jonson
    • All of these
  30. The Anglo-Saxons were ………. people. [BSEB, 2022A]
    • Persian
    • Germanic
    • Greek
    • Latin
  31. English is a language that is …….. than Sanskrit and Persian.
    • older
    • younger
    • classical
    • none of these
  32. ‘The Guide’ was written by ……..
    • R.K. Narayan
    • Raja Rao
    • Mulk Raj Anand
    • Rabindranath Tagore
  33. Modern English begins from ……..
    • AD 1400
    • AD 1500
    • AD 1600
    • AD 1700
  34. The Anglo-Saxons invaded …… in AD 449.
    • Britain
    • Thailand
    • America
    • Japan
  35. Printing technology was introduced in England in ……..
    • AD 1466
    • AD 1476
    • AD 1486
    • AD 1496
  36. Who are called together the Anglo-Saxons?
    • Angles
    • Saxons
    • Jutes
    • All the three
  37. The process of ‘The Great Vowel Shift’ involved a series of changes on the pronunciation of the ……..
    • Middle English long vowels
    • Old English consonants
    • Modern English
    • None of these
  38. Which is the first Indian Novel in English? [BSEB, 2024A]
    • Rajmohan’s Wife
    • Raja Harischandra
    • Mahabharata
    • The English Teacher
  39. Renaissance generated a new spirit of— [BSEB, 2019C]
    • enquiry
    • introspection
    • superstition
    • morality
  40. ‘The Norman Conquest made England into little more than a colony of ….’
    • Italy
    • France
    • Germany
    • Russia
  41. English is used as a ……. language by the Indians.
    • first
    • second
    • third
    • fourth
  42. Which of the following languages is the youngest? [BSEB, 2019C]
    • Sanskrit
    • Greek
    • Latin
    • English
  43. Who wrote ‘Piers the Plowman’?
    • William Langland
    • Geoffrey Chaucer
    • John Gower
    • John Wycliffe
  44. The Anglo-Indian community use …… as their mother-tongue. [BSEB, 2024A]
    • English
    • Hindi
    • Urdu
    • Sanskrit
  45. ‘David Copperfield’ was written by ……..
    • Charles Dickens
    • Jane Austen
    • George Eliot
    • Thomas Hardy
  46. Gold Smith and Sheridan made a contribution to the ……..
    • Novel
    • Non-fiction writing
    • English Stage
    • Poetry
  47. The writing system in Old English used the …….. alphabet.
    • Runic
    • Latin
    • Greek
    • French
  48. ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Julius Caesar’ are written by ……..
    • Johnson
    • Goldsmith
    • Shakespeare
    • Sheridan
  49. The literature of the Anglo-Saxons is of …… types.
    • Political
    • Religious
    • Comedy
    • Sentimental
  50. What has enriched the vocabulary of English?
    • Giving
    • Borrowing
    • Withdrawing
    • Depositing
  51. Langland is a well known writer of ………… English literature.
    • Post-modern
    • Old
    • Modern
    • Middle
  52. ………. is the synonym of drama. [BSEB, 2019C]
    • Acting
    • Dialogue
    • Stage
    • Play
  53. T. S. Eliot is a …….. poet.
    • Twentieth century
    • Nineteenth century
    • Eighteenth century
    • Seventeenth century
  54. ‘Hamlet’ is a ……..
    • Tragedy
    • Comedy
    • Farce
    • Satire
  55. English developed into a single, standard —
    • Queen’s English
    • King’s English
    • Prince’s English
    • Princess’ English
  56. New varieties of English emerged after the colonies of British empire acquired—
    • power
    • freedom
    • joy
    • suppression
  57. The period of Middle English is ……..
    • AD 1150-1500
    • AD 449-1066
    • AD 1500-onwards
    • None of these
  58. ‘Train to Pakistan’ is written by ……..
    • Khushwant Singh
    • Anita Desai
    • Vikram Seth
    • Amitabh Ghosh
  59. The Old English Period ended in the year:
    • AD 1066
    • AD 1073
    • AD 1076
    • AD 1088
  60. The dialects of Middle English are ……..
    • two
    • three
    • four
    • five
  61. ………. gave England its name and language.
    • Indians
    • Anglo-Saxons
    • Romans
    • None of these
  62. Who is known as the ‘Father of the English Novel’?
    • Henry Fielding
    • Samuel Richardson
    • Jane Austen
    • Charles Dickens
  63. The Great Vowel Shift took place during ……..
    • Old English
    • Middle English
    • Modern English
    • British English
  64. ‘Paradise Lost’ is an epic written by ……..
    • Shakespeare
    • John Milton
    • Keats
    • Shelley
  65. The vocabulary of English was learned from ……..
    • Latin
    • French
    • Greek
    • All of these
  66. The Merchant of Venice is a ……..
    • Novel
    • Comedy
    • Tragedy
    • Poem
  67. American English differs from British English in the sphere of ……..
    • Spelling
    • Vocabulary
    • Grammar
    • All of these
  68. The Great Vowel Shift resulted in a change in the …….. of English.
    • Pronunciation
    • Spelling
    • Grammar
    • Script
  69. The English from the 15th century till now is called …….. English.
    • Old
    • Middle
    • Modern
    • Post-modern
  70. In India, English is used as a ……..
    • Second Language
    • Foreign Language
    • Mother Tongue
    • First Language
  71. ‘Huckleberry Finn’ is written by ……..
    • Mark Twain
    • Ernest Hemingway
    • Walt Whitman
    • T.S. Eliot
  72. The Bible was translated into Middle English by ……..
    • Langland
    • Wycliffe
    • Gower
    • Chaucer
  73. Which language is the third language in India?
    • Hindi
    • English
    • Sanskrit
    • Bhojpuri
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Bihar Board Class 12th के (English/अंग्रेजी) = Story of English Book Chapter-3 Historical Periods & Origins के Exam 2026 MCQs Questions Answer Key

Q. No.Ans.Q. No.Ans.Q. No.Ans.Q. No.Ans.
1(A)20(A)39(A)58(A)
2(D)21(D)40(B)59(A)
3(A)22(B)41(B)60(D)
4(C)23(B)42(D)61(B)
5(D)24(C)43(A)62(A)
6(A)25(A)44(A)63(B)
7(A)26(C)45(A)64(B)
8(D)27(B)46(C)65(D)
9(D)28(A)47(A)66(B)
10(C)29(D)48(C)67(D)
11(B)30(B)49(B)68(A)
12(B)31(B)50(B)69(C)
13(C)32(A)51(D)70(A)
14(A)33(B)52(D)71(A)
15(B)34(A)53(A)72(B)
16(B)35(B)54(A)73(B)
17(B)36(D)55(A)  
18(A)37(A)56(B)  
19(D)38(A)57(A)  
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