Intro to Chaucer

In which century was Chaucer born?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Answer explanation

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He was born around 1340 and died around 1400

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

• The Canterbury Tales

• The Salisbury Tales

• The Winchester Tales

• The York Tales

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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

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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

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Who is known as the father of English poetry?

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

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

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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

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