English Literature Through the Ages
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Who is considered a significant figure in the development of vernacular Middle English?

  • King James
  • William Shakespeare
  • Geoffrey Chaucer (correct)
  • Johannes Gutenberg
  • Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?

  • The Canterbury Tales
  • The Great Vowel Shift
  • Beowulf (correct)
  • The King James Bible
  • What event helped to standardize the English language?

  • The Great Vowel Shift
  • The Norman conquest of England
  • The Anglo-Saxon invasion
  • The invention of the printing press (correct)
  • What is the period of English known as after the Norman conquest of England?

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

    Which literary work helped to standardize the English language?

    <p>The King James Bible</p> Signup and view all the answers

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