Chaucer Timeline Quiz Period 2

Who fought in the Hundred Years' War?

• Germany

• France

• America

• Spain

Where was Chaucer born?

• Scotland

• France

• London

• Paris

What was Chaucer known as?

• the king of England

• Lord Chaucer

• the father of English literature

• the queen's scribe

What disease ran through England during 1349-50?

• typhus

• West Nile

• covid

• bubonic plague

Why was Chaucer assigned to be the attendant tot he wife of the prince?

• he was very poor

• his parents had high status

• he was a knight

• as a reward for his service in the war

What war was Chaucer captured in?

• the War of the Roses

• the Hundred Years' War

• the Spanish American War

• the War between France and Germany

Who wrote the first version of "Piers Plowman?"

• Chaucer

• Edward II

• William Langland

• Boccaccio

Where did King John II of France die?

• in Paris

• the Tower of London

• Westminster Abbey

• in Scotland

In 1365, Chaucer married who?

• Anne Boleyn

• Charlene

• Philippa

• Anne of Bohemia

What was Chaucer's first diplomatic mission?

• artist

• writer

• banker

• messenger