1) What event marked the end of the Old English period and the beginning of the Middle English period? a) Arrival of the Frisians b) First World War c) Arrival of the Normans d) Invasion of foreigners 2) Aspects in which British life was influenced a) Literature b) Habits c) Idiom d) Society e) Justice 3) Old English had insular writing, but it was replaced by the alphabet a) Latin b) English c) French d) Chinese e) Spanish 4) In what century did the Middle English period begin? a) Eleventh century b) Late 11th century c) X century d) XII century e) Beginning of the 12th century f) Late 10th century 5) Century in which the period of Middle English culminated. a) Late 15th century b) Mid 14th century c) XIV century d) Early 16th century 6) Approximately how many words the Normans bequeathed a) 9500 words b) 5000 words c) 10000 words  d) 100000 words e) 100 words 7) What topics do the words from the Normans relate to  a) over the crown, the nobility b) the government, the administration c) about food d) of art and literature e) of fashion and high life 8) ______ was the official language of the kingdom.  a) English b) Spanish c) French d) runic e) Latin 9) ____ was the official language of the church. a) English b) Spanish c) French d) runic e) Latin 10) Dialects of Middle English a) Norte, East Midlands, West Midlands, Sur, Kent b) vendavales, escoltas, irlandes c) frison, anglo,

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