chaucer was fined in 1367 or 1366 for_______________________?
Correct answer: A. beating a friar in a London street
- A. beating a friar in a London street
- B. for writing poetry against the church
- C. for crossing the border of Great Britain
- D. none of the above
Explanation
Chaucer was fined after an assault on a friar in a London street, a biographical detail recorded in accounts of his early life. The other options have no established connection with the fine.
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