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Geoffrey Chaucer

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of ----- and the greatest ----- of the Middle Ages

a)

English Literature

b)

French Literature

c)

English Poet

d)

Story-Writer

2.

Chaucer was the first poet to be buried in...

a)

Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey

b)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

c)

Highgate Cemetery

d)

Dorset churchyard

3.

Geoffrey Chaucer achieved fame during his lifetime as

a)

An Author

b)

Astronomer

c)

Philosopher

d)

Actor

e)

A poor slave to become a great writer.

4.

Chaucer composed a ----- for his ten-year-old son Lewis

a)

Fairy-Tale Story book the Lioness

b)

A scientific treatise on the Astrolabe

c)

A model of a microscope

d)

A moral story-The Lion and the Mouse

e)

A scientific treatise on the Telescope

5.

Geoffrey Chaucer used what language when writing his books?

a)

used Latin when most works were in French

b)

used English when most works were in French

c)

used English when most works were in Latin

d)

Used French when most works were in Latin

6.

Chaucer also maintained an active career as

a)

The Civil Service as a Bureaucrat

b)

Courtier

c)

Diplomat

7.

Which is Chaucer's best work?

a)

The Canterbury Tales

b)

The Book of the Duchess

c)

The House of Fame

d)

Troilus and Criseyde

8.

Chaucer's work was crucial in legitimizing the literary use of the Middle English vernacular. = (variety of a language used in England)

a)
b)
9.

Geoffrey Chaucer was born in...

a)

London, 1343

b)

Lewisham, 1323

c)

Woolwich, 1323

d)

Kensington, 1343

10.

When were The Canterbury Tales written?

a)

Between 1387 and 1400

b)

1393

c)

Between 1393 and 1423

d)

1423

11.

Which book was unfinished at Chaucer's death?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

How many stories are in The Canterbury Tales.

a)

23 Stories

b)

14 Stories

c)

7 Stories

d)

6 Stories

e)

34 Stories

13.

Chaucer died on...

a)

25 October, 1400

b)

24 October, 1400

c)

14 October, 1400

d)

6 October, 1400

14.

Bonus Points!

a)
b)
15.

Select the Real quotes from Chaucer

a)
b)
c)
d)