Which of Chaucer’s works is associated with Valentine’s Day ?

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1. Which one of the following works of Geoffrey Chaucer is an elegy written for Blanche of Lancaster ?

   A. The House of Fame
   B. The Book of the Duchess
   C. Troilus and Criseyde
   D. The Legend of Good Women

2. In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the \flowering\of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?

   A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
   B. the Gawain poet
   C. the Beowulf poet
   D. Chr´tien de Troyes

3. In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the “flowering”of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?

   A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
   B. the Gawain poet
   C. the Beowulf poet
   D. Chrétien de Troyes

4. This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?

   A. Mimetic
   B. Psychological
   C. Historical/Biographical
   D. Mythological/Archetypal

5. Samuel Johnson’s Rasselas most fundamentally emphasizes which theme from Johnson’s other works or other 18thcentury works ?

   A. The need for linguistic correctness as exemplified in his Dictionary
   B. The promise of universal knowledge as epitomized by the Encyclopédie
   C. The ultimate impossibility of achieving happiness, as espoused in his poem “The Vanity of Human Wishes”
   D. The need for self-sufficiency as detailed in novels like Robinson Crusoe

6. When did Geoffrey Chaucer start working on The Canterbury Tales ?

   A. Early 1370s
   B. In 1364
   C. Early 1380s
   D. In 1376

7. In which year did Chaucer fought in Hundred Years’ War between France and England ?

   A. 1374
   B. 1359
   C. 1367
   D. 1382

8. Which is the first major work of Geoffrey Chaucer ?

   A. Troilus and Criseyde
   B. The Canterbury Tales
   C. The Book of the Duchess
   D. The House of Fame

9. 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

10. 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