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Where was Geoffrey Chaucer buried?
Where was Geoffrey Chaucer buried?
- Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey (correct)
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- York Minster
- Canterbury Cathedral
What is Geoffrey Chaucer best known for?
What is Geoffrey Chaucer best known for?
- The Legend of Good Women
- The Canterbury Tales (correct)
- The House of Fame
- The Book of the Duchess
What did Chaucer compose for his 10-year-old son Lewis?
What did Chaucer compose for his 10-year-old son Lewis?
- The House of Fame
- The Legend of Good Women
- A Treatise on the Astrolabe (correct)
- Troilus and Criseyde
In what literary language did Chaucer play a crucial role in legitimizing?
In what literary language did Chaucer play a crucial role in legitimizing?
What was Chaucer's career in the civil service?
What was Chaucer's career in the civil service?
Where is it believed that William Langland was born?
Where is it believed that William Langland was born?
In what hills did the narrator in Piers Plowman receive his first vision?
In what hills did the narrator in Piers Plowman receive his first vision?
When was Piers Plowman written?
When was Piers Plowman written?
What type of verse is Piers Plowman written in?
What type of verse is Piers Plowman written in?
What is the presumed author of Piers Plowman known as?
What is the presumed author of Piers Plowman known as?
Study Notes
Geoffrey Chaucer
- Buried in Westminster Abbey
- Best known for being the father of English literature
- Composed "A Treatise on the Astrolabe" for his 10-year-old son Lewis
- Played a crucial role in legitimizing the English language as a literary medium
William Langland
- Believed to have been born in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire
- Presumed author of "Piers Plowman"
Piers Plowman
- Narrator received his first vision on the Malvern Hills
- Written in alliterative verse
- Estimated to have been written between 1360 and 1399
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Test your knowledge of the "father of English literature" with this quiz on Geoffrey Chaucer. Delve into his life, works, and literary contributions, including The Canterbury Tales, in this insightful quiz.
