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Old English and Middle English

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Old English originates from these languages:

a)

Czech, Germanic languages and Old Norse

b)

Latin, Germanic languages and Old Norse

c)

Chinese, Germanic languages and Old Norse

d)

Klingon, Germanic languages and Old Norse

2.

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

a)

Frysians

b)

Christian missionaries

c)

the French

d)

Vikings

3.

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

a)

French

b)

Latin

c)

Dutch

d)

American

4.

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

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

William the Great

c)

William the French

d)

William of Orange

5.

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

a)

He killed the poor.

b)

He implemented the feudal system.

c)

He had people pay extra taxes.

d)

He forbade everyone but himself to live in castles.

6.

Who spoke French in England after 1066?

a)

Nobility

b)

Peasants

7.

Mutton

a)

French

b)

Vernacular English

8.

Cow

a)

French

b)

Vernacular English

9.

Swine

a)

French

b)

Vernacular English

10.

The Canterbury Tales was originally written in

a)

French

b)

Latin

c)

Middle English