English Literature Quiz

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What is the most famous work in Old English?

  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Canterbury Tales
  • Macbeth
  • Beowulf (correct)

What happened to the Anglo-Saxon language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066?

  • It became less common (correct)
  • It was completely eradicated
  • It became the standard language of courts
  • It became the main spoken language

What was the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society after the Norman conquest of England in 1066?

  • Old English
  • German
  • Latin
  • French (correct)

What is the English spoken after the Normans came known as?

<p>Middle English (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long did the Middle English form last?

<p>Until the 1470s (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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