Old English / Middle English

Which event began Old English Period?

• Norman Conquest

• Germanic Conquest

• French Conquest

• Christian Conquest

The major contributor in bringing the various kingdoms together was...

• The King

• The Church

• The Folk

The poem "Baeowulf" was written:

• Between 5th and 8th century

• By Sir Robert Cotton in 1731

• In Latin

At the time of Norman Conquest...

• William the Conqueror let the Anglo-Saxon earls keep their properties.

• English language was replaced by French and Latin.

• Common people had to learn French

• William the Conqueror escaped back to France

"The Canterbury Tales" was written by:

The first translation of "The Bible" into English appeared:

• In 1380

• In 1480

• In 1384

• In 1484