American Literature MCQs

Popular English adaptations of romances appealed primarily to____________________?

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A. the royal family and upper orders of the nobilityB. the lower orders of the nobilityC. agricultural laborers D. the clergy

Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 ?

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A. FrenchB. NorwegianC. SpanishD. Hungarian

Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law ?

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A. tenthB. eleventhC. twelfth D. fourteenth

what did Chaucerwife use to do ?

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A. lady-in-waiting to Queen Philip pa of HainautB. nurse of royal courtC. governess to Henry IVD. none of the above

Chaucer became a member of Parliament in_______________?

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A. 1386B. 1300C. 1343D. none of the above

How did Henry II, the first of EnglandPlantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France ?

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A. the Battle of HastingsB. Saint PatrickmissionC. the Fourth Lateran Council D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine