What is the main feature of Middle English?
MIDDLE ENGLISH

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Karmela Fernandez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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