1.what was the occupation of Chaucer's father?
a. leather merchant
b.civil servant
c. a vintner
2. Chaucer became a page to which king's daught-in-law?
a. Edward III
b. Richard II
c. Henry IV
3. which of these is not certain about Chaucer?
a. his birth date
b. his death year
c. his father's name
4. which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?
a. Edward III
b. Henry II
c. Richard II
5.what was the duration of hundred year's war?
a.1300 to 1350
b.1337 to 1453
c. 1302 to 1343
6.what did Chaucer's wife use to do?
a. lady-in-waiting to Queen Philip pa of Hainaut
b. nurse of royal court
c. governess to Henry IV
7.one of Chaucer's daughter was............?
a. a musician
b. an astronomer
c. a nun
8. in which year chaucer was imprisoned by the French?
a. 1360
b. 1357
c. 1378
9.chaucer was fined in 1367 or 1366 for..............?
a. beating a friar in a London street
b. for writing poetry against the church
c. for crossing the border of Great Britain
10. Chaucer was made in-charge of many palaces,which of these was not in his charge?
a. Westminster Palace
b. Tower of London
c. St. George's chapel at Windsor
d. Buckingham Palace
11. Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during.............?
a. 1374 to 1385
b. 1350 to 1360
c. 1360 to 1400
12. Chaucer was released from legal action by ........................ in a deed of May 1, 1380 from rape and abduction?
a. Miss Cecily Chaumpaigne
b. Philippa de Roet of Flanders
c. Agnes de Copton
13. Chaucer became a member of Parliament in...........?
a. 1386
b. 1300
c. 1343
14. Chaucer buried in a corner of Westminster, which came to know as.........?
a. Chaucer's corner
b. poet's corner
c. legend's corner
15. what was chaucer's profession?
a. a poet
b. a merchant
c. a civil servant
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