chaucer was imprisoned during_______________?
Correct answer: A. hundred years' war
- A. hundred years' war
- B. Black death
- C. Peasant revolt
- D. none of the above
Explanation
Geoffrey Chaucer was captured and held for ransom while serving in France during the Hundred Years’ War. The Black Death and Peasants’ Revolt were important contemporary events, but they were not the cause of his imprisonment.
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