English Literature Quiz
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Which language became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society after the Norman conquest of England?

  • Old English
  • Latin
  • French (correct)
  • German
  • What is the most famous work in Old English that has achieved national epic status in England?

  • The Canterbury Tales
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  • Beowulf (correct)
  • The Faerie Queene
  • In which century were the earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects, brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon invaders?

  • Fifth century (correct)
  • Thirteenth century
  • Tenth century
  • Sixteenth century
  • Where is English literature written?

    <p>United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to the written form of the Anglo-Saxon language after the Norman conquest of England?

    <p>It became less common</p> Signup and view all the answers

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