Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 ?

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1. Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 ?

   A. French
   B. Norwegian
   C. Spanish
   D. Danish

2. In the first decades after the Norman Conquest, which of the following best describes the use of language in England ?

   A. The conquered English quickly studied French.
   B. The French conquerors learned English in order to be able to govern well.
   C. Latin became a common language for interaction between the two groups.
   D. Most of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class.

3. “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

4. How did the Norman Conquest affect the international political situation in England ?

   A. The Norman Conquest increased the French influence.
   B. The Norman Conquest marked the last attempt for a Scandinavian nation to overtake England.
   C. The Norman Conquest ended cultural interaction with Norway and Denmark.
   D. All of these answers

5. Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450 ?

   A. the Normans
   B. the Geats
   C. the Anglo-Saxons
   D. the Danes

6. Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450 ?

   A. the Normans
   B. the Geats
   C. the Celts
   D. the Anglo-Saxons

7. Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin ?

   A. Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
   B. William Shakespeare’s King Lear
   C. Thomas More’s The History of King Richard III
   D. Thomas More’s Utopia

8. Human language is structured at the levels of phonemes and morphemes and at the level of words. This property of language is called_______________?

   A. Duality of structure
   B. Recursiveness
   C. Displacement
   D. TransferencE.

9. Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England ?

   A. Latin
   B. Dutch
   C. French
   D. Celtic

10. Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England ?

    A. Latin
    B. Dutch
    C. French
    D. Celtic