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Life in the UK Test practice question 90 of 302

Which stories are associated with Geoffrey Chaucer?

  1. The Ambridge Tales
  2. The Canterbury Tales
  3. The London Tales
  4. The Westbury Tales

Answer: B — The Canterbury Tales

In the years leading up to 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a series of poems in English about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage. The people decided to tell each other stories on the journey, and the poems describe the travellers and some of the stories they told. This collection of poems is called The Canterbury Tales.

About this question

This is a free practice question from the The Middle Ages topic in the History of the UK chapter. War, plague, parliament in its earliest form and the growth of English as a written language. Questions here often connect a well-known event to its century.

The real Life in the UK Test has 24 multiple-choice questions and a 45-minute time limit, and you need 18 correct to pass. Practising a topic at a time is the quickest way to find the areas that still need work.

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