English Literature History
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Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?

  • The Canterbury Tales
  • Le Morte d'Arthur
  • The King James Bible
  • Beowulf (correct)
  • Who was a significant figure in the development of the legitimacy of vernacular Middle English?

  • John Milton
  • Johannes Gutenberg
  • Geoffrey Chaucer (correct)
  • William Shakespeare
  • What is the name of the London-based form of English that became widespread in the 1470s?

  • Old English
  • Middle English
  • Anglo-Frisian dialects
  • Chancery Standard (correct)
  • What helped to standardize the English language in 1439?

    <p>The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to French becoming the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society in England?

    <p>The Norman conquest of England in 1066</p> Signup and view all the answers

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