English Literature Quiz

English literature is literature written in the English language from the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire.

The English language has developed over the course of more than 1,400 years.

The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon invaders in the fifth century, are called Old English.

<p>Beowulf is the most famous work in Old English.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Under the influence of the new aristocracy, French became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>English literature is literature written in the English language from the 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

<p>The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon invaders in the fifth century, are called Old English.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Beowulf is the most famous work in Old English.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Norman conquest of England in 1066 led to the decline of the written form of the Anglo-Saxon language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Under the influence of the new aristocracy, French became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society.</p> Signup and view all the answers