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History, English

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Karmela Fernandez

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What is the main feature of Middle English?

English changes constantly

English adopts many borrowings

English is used in administration

English is spoken at the court

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which words appeared for the first time in the Ormulum?

They/their

She/her

Dragon/Worm

This/these

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which were the main domains of French?

administration, education & law

law, worship & government

education, law & administration

administration, government & law

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Middle English is considered a dark age because of

the Black Death

the Hundred Years War

the absence of written English

the Peasant's Revolt

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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When did the importance of French start to decline?

at the beginning of the 12th century

at the end of the 13th century

during the 12th century

at the end of the 14th century

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Why was French maintained?

because nobody spoke English

because the nobility did not speak Latin

because it was used in official settings

because it was the language of the court

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why is the thirteenth century the period with the greatest influx of words?

because writers incorporated many French borrowings

because French speakers started to speak in English

because lexicographers introduced French borrowings

because translators had to employ French borrowings

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