5 Questions
Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?
Beowulf
What is the name for the English spoken after the Norman conquest of England?
Middle English
When did the Chancery Standard form of English last until?
1470s
What language became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society after the Norman conquest?
French
In what century were the earliest forms of English brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon invaders?
Fifth century
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