MCQs on Age of Chaucer

1. Who is regarded as the first translator of the bible into English?

a)Thomas Moore

b)John Wycliffe

c)William Tyndale

d)William Langland

2. Which of the following is in prose ?

a)Tale of Melees

b)The parson’s tale

c)The Parliament of Fowls

d)Both a and b

3. William Caxton printed the first book in English in 1474. name the book

a)To gentlemen of Verona

b)The bible

c)History of troy

d)Utopia

4. In Canterbury tales the fictional inn where the pilgrims meet is

a)Canterbury

b)Tabard

c)Wessel hall

d)Princeton

5. The contemporary of Chaucer who is regarded the most original and powerful prose writer of his times is

a)John Wycliffe

b)John of Treviso

c)W. Langland

d)John Gower

6. John Gower’s confessio amantis ‘an encyclopedia of the art of love’, was written in

a)Latin

b)French

c)English

d)Anglo-saxon

7. One of the main drawbacks of Troilus and Criseyde is

a)Lack of coherence

b)Long and tiresome speeches

c)Complex characters

d)The unmistakable personal accent

8. Chaucer introduced the heroic couplet in English verse and invented the

a)Ottawa rhyme

b)Blank verse

c)Sonnet

d)Rhyme royal

9. Who described Chaucer as ‘the well of English undefiled’?

a)Pope

b)Dryden

c)Shakespeare

d)Spenser

10. Who among the following has been called the morning star of renaissance?

a)Shakespeare

b)Spenser

c)Chaucer

d)Marlow

answers:

1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-b, 5- a, 6-c, 7-b, 8-d, 9-d, 10-c