Middle English

1. What time period does Middle English cover?

• 1000–1200

• 1150–1500

• 1300–1400

• 1500–1600

2. Which major historical event caused big changes in the English language?

• A. The Roman invasion
  

• B. The Norman Conquest
  

• C. The Viking raids
  

• D. The Renaissance

3. What happened to word endings (inflections) during the Middle English period?

• A. They became longer
  

• B. They stayed the same
  

• C. They were used more in poetry
  

• D. They weakened or disappeared

4. Which two languages added many new words to English during Middle English?

• A. German and Greek
  

• B. French and Latin
  

• C. Spanish and Italian
  

• D. Celtic and Norse

5. What happened to grammatical gender in Middle English?

• A. It became more important
  

• B. It was replaced with new endings
  

• C. It was lost over time
  

• D. It only applied to animals

6. Why did many strong verbs become weak in Middle English?

• A. French made them disappear
  

• B. People forgot the rules
  

• C. Weak verbs were easier to use
  

• D. Schools forced people to change

7. How did French influence the English language after the Norman Conquest?

• A. It replaced English entirely
  

• B. It added thousands of new words
  

• C. It changed the alphabet
  

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