English Literature Quiz
1. When was Geoffrey Chaucer born?
a) 1330-1335
b) 1340-1345
c) 1350-1355
d) 1360-1365
2. Who called Chaucer the ‘Father of English Poetry’?
a) Matthew Arnold
b) Edmund Spenser
c) John Dryden
d) G.K. Chesterton
3. In which work did Chaucer first use the Heroic Couplet?
a) The Canterbury Tales
b) The House of Fame
c) Troilus and Cressida
d) The Legend of Good Women
4. How many stories were originally planned for The Canterbury Tales?
a) 100
b) 110
c) 120
d) 130
5. Which tale is considered the longest in The Canterbury Tales?
a) The Miller’s Tale
b) The Knight’s Tale
c) The Pardoner’s Tale
d) The Wife of Bath’s Tale
6. Where was Chaucer first buried?
a) St. Paul’s Cathedral
b) Westminster Abbey
c) Canterbury Cathedral
d) York Minster
7. What position did Chaucer hold in 1374?
a) Knight of the Shire
b) King’s Works Overseer
c) Comptroller of London Customs
d) Royal Messenger
8. How many pilgrims are described in the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales?
a) 25
b) 26
c) 27
d) 28
9. What verse form did Chaucer first use in The Book of the Duchess?
a) Heroic Couplet
b) Ottava Rima
c) Rhyme Royal
d) Blank Verse
10. Which of these characters is NOT criticized or satirized by Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales?
a) The Miller
b) The Merchant
c) The Parson
d) The Friar