The Canterbury Tales is an unfinished work, wherein each pilgrim was supposed to tell more than one tale. How many tales did Chaucer originally envision each pilgrim telling ?
Correct answer: A. four
- A. four
- B. six
- C. two
- D. one
Explanation
Chaucer planned for each pilgrim to tell four tales, two on the journey to Canterbury and two on the return. The surviving work contains only twenty-four tales, far short of that plan.
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