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True or false: During the Middle English Period, French literature had no influence on native English forms and themes.
True or false: During the Middle English Period, French literature had no influence on native English forms and themes.
False (B)
True or false: Latin completely lost its role as the language of learned works during the Middle English Period.
True or false: Latin completely lost its role as the language of learned works during the Middle English Period.
False (B)
True or false: By the 14th century, English had lost much of the Old English inflectional system.
True or false: By the 14th century, English had lost much of the Old English inflectional system.
True (A)
True or false: English replaced French in ordinary literary composition by the 14th century.
True or false: English replaced French in ordinary literary composition by the 14th century.
True or false: Piers Plowman is a significant poem from the Middle English Period and is now attributed to William Langland.
True or false: Piers Plowman is a significant poem from the Middle English Period and is now attributed to William Langland.
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French influence in Middle English literature?
French influence in Middle English literature?
False. French literature significantly influenced native English forms and themes during the Middle English Period.
Latin's role in the Middle English Period?
Latin's role in the Middle English Period?
False. Latin retained its role as a language for scholarly and learned works during the Middle English Period.
Old English inflections in the 14th century?
Old English inflections in the 14th century?
True. By the 14th century, English had significantly simplified its inflectional system compared to Old English.
Language of literary composition by 14th century?
Language of literary composition by 14th century?
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Author of Piers Plowman?
Author of Piers Plowman?
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