Question

Which of the following statements about The Canterbury Tales is best supported by the text?
O A. The diverse characters of The Canterbury Tales differ from the heroes of epic poems, who are always men of high social status.
O B. Unlike medieval romances, The Canterbury Tales was not influenced by ideas of chivalry or religion.
O C. The Canterbury Tales is the oldest known epic poem in England.
O D. The Canterbury Tales was performed by minstrels for an illiterate Anglo-Saxon audience.

Answer 1

Answer:

A.

Explanation:

The Canterbury Tales is a cluster of 24 tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer that exceeds 17,000 lines. The Tales is an incomplete work of Chaucer.

The characters of the Tales is a perfectly painted by Chaucer through words.

The statement which is true about the Tales is that the diverse characters of the Tales are unlike the heroes from epics instead the characters are mixture from all walks of social class. They include the Parson, from higher social class to the Plowman from labor class; the Wife of Bath, a needlewoman; the Knight, etc.

Thus the correct answer is option A.