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

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1. During the period of which king did Chaucer fight in the English Army for the Hundred Years’ War between France and England ?

   A. William I
   B. Edward II
   C. William II
   D. Edward III

2. what was the duration of hundred year’s war ?

   A. 1300 to 1350
   B. 1337 to 1453
   C. 1302 to 1343
   D. none of the above

3. In which year Geoffrey Chaucer born ?

   A. 1343
   B. 1336
   C. 1432
   D. 1347

4. Which events in and after the 1960s contributed significantly to the decentralization of England from London to a more regional focus, ultimately also making way for a less homogenous vision of England and the popularity of postcolonial fiction ?

   A. Radio announcers were permitted to speak in regional dialects and multicultural accents.
   B. The Arts Council designated many of its resources to supporting regional arts councils.
   C. Regional radio and television stations appeared throughout the country.
   D. all of the above

5. What served as the inspiration for Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poems to the working classes A Song: \Men of England\and England in 1819 ?

   A. the organization of a working class men’s choral group in Southern England
   B. the Battle of Waterloo
   C. the Peterloo Massacre
   D. the storming of the Bastille

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

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

7. Which year Geoffrey Chaucer was born ?

   A. 1340 AD
   B. 1341 AD
   C. 1342 AD
   D. 1343 AD

8. How did Henry II, the first of England’s Plantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France ?

   A. the Battle of Hastings
   B. Saint Patrick’s mission
   C. the Fourth Lateran Council
   D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine

9. How did Henry II, the first of England’s Plantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France ?

   A. the Battle of Hastings
   B. Saint Patrick’s mission
   C. the Fourth Lateran Council
   D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine

10. Chaucer and Langland were contemporaries, but there were several differences between their writing styles. Which of the following best describes these differences ?

    A. Langland wrote only about aristocratic characters that were similar to Arthurian legends, whereas Chaucer wrote about lower social classes.
    B. Chaucer and Langland wrote in different dialects.
    C. Chaucer copied French and Italian style, whereas Langland did not.
    D. Most of Chaucer’s poetry was for a secular court audience, whereas Langland’s was didactic, teaching a moral lesson.