Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true?
A. She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism
B. She was a virgin martyr
C. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular
D. She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago
Which of the following authors is considered a devotee to chivalry, as it is personified in Sir Lancelot?
A. Julian of Norwich
B. Margery Kempe
C. William Langland
D. Sir Thomas Malory
What was the occupation of Chaucer’s father?
A. leather merchant
B. civil servant
C. a vintner
D. farmer
Chaucer became a page to which king’s daughter-in-law?
A. Edward III
B. Richard II
C. Henry IV
D. Henry II
Which of these is not certain about Chaucer?
A. his birth date
B. his death year
C. his father’s name
D. his birthplace
Which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?
A. Edward III
B. Henry II
C. Richard II
D. Henry IV
What was the duration of Hundred Years’ War?
A. 1300 to 1350
B. 1337 to 1453
C. 1302 to 1343
D. 1347 to 1400
What did Chaucer’s wife use to do?
A. lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa of Hainaut
B. nurse of royal court
C. governess to Henry IV
D. poetess
One of Chaucer’s daughters was…?
A. a musician
B. an astronomer
C. a nun
D. a writer
In which year Chaucer was imprisoned by the French?
A. 1360
B. 1357
C. 1378
D. 1365