Quiz on Chaucer

In which century was Chaucer born?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Answer explanation

Correct!

He was born around 1340 and died around 1400

What is the title of Chaucer's best-known work?

• The Canterbury Tales

• The Salisbury Tales

• The Winchester Tales

• The York Tales

What is the title of the earliest of Chaucer's poems, written some time between 1369 and 1372?

• The Book of the Abbess

• The Book of the Countess

• The Book of the Duchess

• The Book of the Governess

In The Canterbury Tales, what is the name of the inn where the pilgrims meet before their journey?

• The Tabard

• The Talbot

• The Tivoli

• The Tolbooth

Who is known as the father of English poetry?

Describe the age of Chaucer, including significant events and social, political, and literary aspects.

Chaucer was the first writer to be buried in Poets' Corner, in ________?

Who is the host of the Tabard inn?

• The Knight

• The Squire

• Chaucer

• Harry Bailey

Where are the pilgrims going in Canterbury Tales?

Answer explanation

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of ___ stories