The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer's great masterpiece
a. was the last major English work written in Old English.
b. was written in Latin.
c. discussed the journey of the soul to paradise.
d. described pilgrims making the journey to a religious shrine.
e. did not focus on contemporary English society but on an idealized perfect Christian community.
d
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President ________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
An unfortunate effect of the dispute between America and Great Britain over Venezuela's boundary was that it
A) encouraged Americans to believe they could achieve their foreign policy goals by threat and bluster. B) disrupted the international coffee market. C) encouraged American isolationism. D) demonstrated America's continuing weakness in world affairs.
Between 1964 and 1994, the number of black elected officials __________
A) increased from 5,020 to 20,700 B) increased from 103 to 8,500 C) decreased from 1,510 to 800 D) decreased from 530 to 160
Although slaves were considered property and had few legal rights, they could ________
A. marry free men or women, and the resulting children would usually be free B. disobey their owners' orders if they were deemed too dangerous C. take paid vacations after working for their masters for one full year D. choose a job in their favorite field E. ask to be promoted to work as a domestic servant after six months