The Canterbury Tales is written by ___________?
Correct answer: C. Geoffrey Chaucer
- A. John Gower
- B. Julian of Norwich
- C. Geoffrey Chaucer
- D. William Langland
Explanation
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, a major Middle English work framed as a series of pilgrims’ stories. John Gower and William Langland were also important contemporaries, which makes them tempting alternatives.
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