Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Chaucer’s burlesque takes an effiminate and cowardly man
B) Sir Cadmus is often compared with Don Quixote
(*ответ*) А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
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А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Chaucer’s choice of story ranges from those he had heard – such as tales of low life in oral circulation – to what he read in Boccaccio, or other classic masters, or in the lives of saints
B) In writing romances Chaucer was well scooled. The Knight’s tale is a high-minded romance
(*ответ*) А- true, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
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Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer (1443–1400)
B) Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London, the son of vintner, sometime between 1339 and 1346
(*ответ*) А- false, В- true
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А- false, В- false
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Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer adds to the thrill by making the whole a parody of the knight’s tale
B) Geoffrey Chaucer was born in Suzdal, the son of vintner, sometime between 1339 and 1346
(*ответ*) А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer held a number of positions at court and in the king’s service
B) Chaucer became a knight of the shire of Kent in 1386
(*ответ*) А- true, В- true
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Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer may have met Boccaccio and Mona Lisa
B) Geoffrey Chaucer was buried in Poet’s corner at Westminster Abbey
(*ответ*) А- false, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
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Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer probably lived in Kent for much of the rest of his life
B) Geoffrey Chaucer held a number of positions at court and in the king’s palace
(*ответ*) А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- false, В- true
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Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer travelled abroad on numerous occasions on diplomatic missions, often to France and Italy
B) Geoffrey Chaucer probably smoked Kent for much of his life
(*ответ*) А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer visited Genoa and Chelsea during 1372–1373
B) Geoffrey Chaucer’s last official position was cleaner
(*ответ*) А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
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Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer was born in Chicago
B) Chaucer enjoyed Gaunt’s patronage throughout his life
(*ответ*) А- false, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made by the author and which are made up?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London, the son of vintner, sometime between 1339 and 1340
B) Philippa died in 1387
(*ответ*) А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true