Chaucer became a member of Parliament in_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. in which year chaucer was imprisoned by the French ?

   A. 1360
   B. 1357
   C. 1378
   D. none of the above

2. how many children chaucer had ?

   A. 4
   B. 1
   C. 0
   D. 2

3. what did Chaucer’s wife use to do ?

   A. lady-in-waiting to Queen Philip pa of Hainaut
   B. nurse of royal court
   C. governess to Henry IV
   D. none of the above

4. 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

5. Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during_______________?

   A. 1374 to 1385
   B. 1350 to 1360
   C. 1360 to 1400
   D. none of the above

6. what was the occupation of Chaucer’s father ?

   A. leather merchant
   B. civil servant
   C. a vintner
   D. none of the above

7. which of these kings was not served by Chaucer ?

   A. Edward III
   B. Henry II
   C. Richard II
   D. none of the above

8. Chaucer buried in a corner of Westminster, which came to know as______________?

   A. Chaucer’s corner
   B. poet’s corner
   C. legend’s corner
   D. none of the above

9. 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

10. what was chaucer’s profession ?

    A. a poet
    B. a merchant
    C. a civil servant
    D. none of the above