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Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?
Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?
- The Canterbury Tales
- Beowulf (correct)
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- The Dream of the Rood
What is the name for the English spoken after the Norman conquest of England?
What is the name for the English spoken after the Norman conquest of England?
- Chancery Standard English
- Old English
- Anglo-Frisian English
- Middle English (correct)
When did the Chancery Standard form of English last until?
When did the Chancery Standard form of English last until?
- 1400s
- 1600s
- 1470s (correct)
- 1300s
What language became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society after the Norman conquest?
What language became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society after the Norman conquest?
In what century were the earliest forms of English brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon invaders?
In what century were the earliest forms of English brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon invaders?