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Which work is considered the most famous in Old English?
Which work is considered the most famous in Old English?
- The Dream of the Rood
- Canterbury Tales
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Beowulf (correct)
What is the earliest form of English called?
What is the earliest form of English called?
- Middle English
- Early Modern English
- Old English (correct)
- Norman English
What language became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society after the Norman conquest of England?
What language became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society after the Norman conquest of England?
- Old English
- Middle English
- Latin
- French (correct)
What is the form of English that lasted until the 1470s, after the Norman conquest?
What is the form of English that lasted until the 1470s, after the Norman conquest?
Which countries are included in the regions where English literature is written?
Which countries are included in the regions where English literature is written?