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A Long and Illustrious History

Who wrote "The Canterbury Tales"?

AThomas More
BGeoffrey Chaucer
CWilliam Shakespeare
DJohn Bunyan

Answer & explanation

The correct answer is Geoffrey Chaucer.

Geoffrey Chaucer wrote "The Canterbury Tales" in the late 14th century. Written in Middle English, it describes a group of pilgrims telling stories on their way to Canterbury.

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