Which of the following characters from “The Canterbury Tales” might represent the rising middle class of the 14th century ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Which of the following statements about The Canterbury Tales is true ?

   A. The Wife of Bath, The Clerk, Sir Gawain and The Franklin are characters and tale-tellers in this work.
   B. “The General Prologue’ is appended to The Canterbury Tales.
   C. In all, Chaucer tells thirty tales in this work.
   D. The Canterbury Tales remained unfinished at the time of its author’s death.

3. Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” ?

   A. The court of Richard II
   B. The church
   C. The military
   D. The literary tradition

4. What does Chaucer write concerning the devastating effect of the Black Death upon English social, cultural, and economic life in “The Canterbury Tales” ?

   A. Priests died in great numbers.
   B. Rent prices increased because of the market boom.
   C. The upper classes were burdened by their monopoly of scarce resources.
   D. Chaucer wrote no direct descriptions.

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

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

6. Where were the pilgrims going in the Canterbury tales ?

   A. To the shrine of st. Peter at Canterbury cathedral
   B. To the shrine of saint thomas becket at canterbury cathedral
   C. both A and B
   D. None of these

7. Who wrote Canterbury Tales ?

   A. Geoffrey Chaucer
   B. Dick Whittington
   C. Thomas Lancaster
   D. King Richard II

8. The Canterbury Tales is written by ___________?

   A. John Gower
   B. Julian of Norwich
   C. Geoffrey Chaucer
   D. William Langland

   Submitted by: Ali Hassan

9. The turbulent years of the 14th century witnessed a blending of language and culture that led to the rise of Middle English. Which of the following events led to the nickname “the era of catastrophes” ?

   A. The Hundred Years War
   B. The Great Schism
   C. The Black Plague
   D. All of these answers

10. In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?

    A. The focus on the middle and working classes
    B. The consideration of the sensibilities of the protagonists
    C. Plots taken from everyday life
    D. The exploration of cultural taboos