10 Questions
What is the earliest form of English known as?
Old English
Which work is considered the most famous in Old English?
Beowulf
What language became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society after the Norman conquest of England?
French
What is the form of English spoken after the Normans came known as?
Middle English
When did the Chancery Standard, a form of English, last until?
1470s
Which is the most famous work in Old English literature?
Beowulf
What is the term for the English language spoken after the Norman conquest of England?
Middle English
When did the Chancery Standard, a late form of Middle English, last until?
1470s
Which event led to French becoming the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society in England?
Norman conquest of England
What are the earliest forms of English, brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon invaders, called?
Old English
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