Old English and Middle English

Old English originates from these languages:

• Czech, Germanic languages and Old Norse

• Latin, Germanic languages and Old Norse

• Chinese, Germanic languages and Old Norse

• Klingon, Germanic languages and Old Norse

Which group of people came to England around 800 AD and brought terms such as 'axe' with them?

• Frysians

• Christian missionaries

• the French

• Vikings

Which language did the Romans speak before they leave Britain around 450 AD?

• French

• Latin

• Dutch

• American

Who seized a part of England during the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

• William the Conqueror

• William the Great

• William the French

• William of Orange

How did William the Conqueror make sure he got lots of money?

• He killed the poor.

• He implemented the feudal system.

• He had people pay extra taxes.

• He forbade everyone but himself to live in castles.

Who spoke French in England after 1066?

• Nobility

• Peasants

Mutton

• French

• Vernacular English

Cow

• French

• Vernacular English

Swine

• French

• Vernacular English

The Canterbury Tales was originally written in

• French

• Latin

• Middle English