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

Complete the following famous line from Hamlet: Something is rotten in the state of_____________?

A. England
B. Venice
C. Denmark
D. Maine

In which year Geoffrey Chaucer born ?

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

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

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

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

A. The book of the duchess
B. The canterbury tales
C. Parlement of foules
D. The canterbury tales

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

Who was the king when Geoffrey Chaucer was born ?

A. David ii
B. Edward iii
C. Richard ii
D. Edward ii

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

When did Geoffrey Chaucer start working on The Canterbury Tales ?

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