What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain ?

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1. What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain ?

   A. the reign of King Arthur
   B. the coronation of Henry II
   C. King John’s seal of the Magna Carta
   D. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine

2. What was the focus of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae ?

   A. The life and poems of Caedmon
   B. The conversion of Britain from paganism
   C. The early years of William the Conqueror
   D. The tales of King Arthur

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. Chr´tien de Troyes

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. Chrétien de Troyes

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

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

6. Who was the king when Geoffrey Chaucer was born ?

   A. David II
   B. Edward III
   C. Richard II
   D. Edward II

7. 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

8. In which year Geoffrey Chaucer born ?

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

9. 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

10. Which year Geoffrey Chaucer was born ?

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