Only a small proportion of medieval books survive, large numbers having been destroyed in______________?

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

A. French B. Norwegian C. Spanish D. Danish...

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A. the Battle of Hastings B. Saint Patrick’s mission C. the Fourth Lateran Council D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine...

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A. Dante’s Divine Comedy B. Boccaccio’s Decameron C. The Dream of the Rood D. Chaucer’s Legend of Good Women...

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