This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Geoffrey Chaucer > Geoffrey Chaucer – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Geoffrey Chaucer Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of Chaucer's works is associated with Valentine's Day? A) The Book of the Duchess. B) The Canterbury Tales. C) Parlement of Foules. D) The Canterbury Tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parlement of Foules. 2. The Canterbury Tales is an unfinished work, wherein each pilgrim was supposed to tell more than one tale. How many tales did Chaucer originally envision each pilgrim telling? A) Four. B) Six. C) Two. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four. 3. The Prioress preferred A) To give charity to poor people. B) To pray for suffering people. C) To feed animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To feed animals. 4. What genres are used in ''The Canterbury Tales? " A) Only romance. B) Diverse genres. C) Only fable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diverse genres. 5. Geoffrey Chaucer was born in ..... A) London, 1343. B) Lewisham, 1323. C) Woolwich, 1323. D) Kensington, 1343. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London, 1343. 6. Chaucer descended from two generations of wealthy ..... A) Vintners. B) Doctors. C) Writers. D) Farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vintners. 7. Chaucer wrote in English at a time when Latin was considered the grammatica, or ..... A) Medieval language. B) Dominant language. C) Language for the peasants. D) Language which would not change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dominant language. 8. What is ''Canterbury Tales" about? A) Pingrimage. B) Thomas Becket's shrine. C) Storytelling contest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Storytelling contest. 9. A prologue is ..... A) A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. B) A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work.. C) A remembrance speech with the purpose of paying tribute to a loved one. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work.. 10. The Wife of Bath says she is an expert when it comes to .....? A) Love. B) Children. C) The Bible. D) Travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love. 11. In writing the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer is attempting to ..... A) Present the world through the eyes of the pilgrims. B) Present the world through the eys of the leaders. C) Present the world as he sees it. D) Present the world in a mean and cruel manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present the world as he sees it. 12. Geoffrey Chaucer is also known as: A) The reformer of English language. B) The poet of English language. C) The father of English literature. D) The father of English language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The father of English literature. 13. What is one of the Wife of Bath's distinctive physical features? A) Very long hair. B) A gap between her teeth. C) Fair skin. D) Freckles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A gap between her teeth. 14. Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the Father of ..... and the greatest poet of the Middle Ages. A) English Literature. B) French Literature. C) English Poet. D) Story-Writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) English Literature. 15. Where was Chaucer from? A) Richmond, Virginia (USA). B) Paris, France. C) London, England. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) London, England. 16. What is The Canterbury Tales' prologue about? A) It is a collection of real-life stories by Canterbury pilgrims. B) It is a frame story of a group of thirty people/pilgrims who tell stories as they travel to Canterbury. C) It's an epic poem in 24 books. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a frame story of a group of thirty people/pilgrims who tell stories as they travel to Canterbury. 17. What role does the religious journey serve in Chaucer's writing? A) Pilgrimage to have fun. B) Display all segments of medieval England. C) Birthday celebration for his friend. D) To begin writing career. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Display all segments of medieval England. 18. Chaucer died on ..... A) 25 October, 1400. B) 24 October, 1400. C) 14 October, 1400. D) 6 October, 1400. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25 October, 1400. 19. In what season are pilgrimages? A) Summer. B) Autumn. C) Winter. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spring. 20. Characters in ''Canterbury Tales" are A) The aristocrats. B) The clergy. C) The people from all walks of life. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The people from all walks of life. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesGeoffrey Chaucer Quiz 1Geoffrey Chaucer Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books