A. English as a language of the king’s court was replaced by Norman French.
B. Eventually English was reestablished, deeply influenced by Norman French.
C. For a time, England became a country with two languages.
D. All of these answers
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following works was written before the all-important Battle of Hastings?
A. Beowulf
B. Canterbury Tales
C. The Domesday Book
D. Sons and Lovers - “When I was 16 years of age, we heard a Strange Rumor among the English, that there were Extraordinary Ministers preaching from Place to Place and Strange Concern among the White People. This was in the Spring of the Year. … After I was awakened & converted, I went to all the meetings, I could come at; & Continued under Trouble of Mind about 6 months; at which time I began to Learn the English letters; got me a Primer, and used to go to my English Neighbours frequently for Assistant in reading…”?
A. Samson Occcum
B. John Winthrop
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Mayflower Compact - The turbulent years of the 14th century witnessed a blending of language and culture that led to the rise of Middle English. Which of the following events led to the nickname “the era of catastrophes” ?
A. The Hundred Years War
B. The Great Schism
C. The Black Plague
D. All of these answers - Which of the following best defines Middle English ?
A. An early form spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons
B. A filed-down Old English with heavy French influence
C. A unique form of English spoken in Germany
D. A form brought to England by the Scandinavians - Why do most critics also refer to the Middle Ages as the Dark Ages ?
A. it was a period of surging Roman institutions
B. the production of historical records increased
C. there are few primary sources that reconstruct the history of the time
D. the lack of technology made it literally dark - Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. Throughout the Middle Ages, English drama, like that of other European countries, was mainly ______________ and ______________?
A. Psychological, Sexual
B. Religious, Didactic
C. Emotional, Psychological
D. none of these - In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the \flowering\of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?
A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
B. the Gawain poet
C. the Beowulf poet
D. Chr´tien de Troyes - In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the “flowering”of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?
A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
B. the Gawain poet
C. the Beowulf poet
D. Chrétien de Troyes - Why is Caedmon’s Hymn important in the history of Old English literature ?
A. The poem could be easily sung in all churches and was widely accepted.
B. The poem’s theme of alienation becomes familiar to Anglo-Saxon poetry.
C. The poem illustrates Caedmon’s erudition and scholarship.
D. The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English. - Complete the following sentence. Poetic images which idealize war and ascribe spiritual qualities to battle can be found primarily in English poems written_______________?
A. around 1900.
B. in the early stages of World War I.
C. in the late stages of World War I.
D. in the 1920s.
