Question

Which of the following is not mentioned by Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales?

• A. French Revolution
• B. Hundred Years' War
• C. Black Death
• D. Peasants' Revolt

Hint:

Chaucer belongs to the fourteenth century, while the French Revolution belongs to the eighteenth century.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Geoffrey Chaucer belonged to the fourteenth century. The Canterbury Tales reflects the social, religious, and cultural life of medieval England. The Hundred Years' War, the Black Death, and the Peasants' Revolt were important events connected with Chaucer's age. The Black Death affected Europe in the fourteenth century. The Peasants' Revolt occurred in England in \(1381\). The Hundred Years' War also belongs to the medieval period. But the French Revolution took place much later, in \(1789\). Chaucer died in \(1400\), so the French Revolution happened long after Chaucer's lifetime. Therefore, the event not mentioned by Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales is: \[ \text{French Revolution}. \]