Geoffrey Chaucer is best known for what collection?

• A. The Divine Comedy
• B. The Canterbury Tales
• C. Le Morte d'Arthur
• D. Gargantua and Pantagruel

Answer: (B)

Recognizing Geoffrey Chaucer's most famous work means identifying The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories framed by a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury. Each tale is told by a different character, reflecting a wide range of social voices and perspectives in late 14th‑century England, and the use of Middle English helped establish vernacular literature as a serious artistic medium. The frame narrative ties the tales together, creating a lively cross-section of medieval life and a landmark in English literary history.

The other titles listed are by writers from different periods and traditions: The Divine Comedy is Dante’s Italian epic; Le Morte d'Arthur is a later prose compilation of Arthurian legends by Thomas Malory; Gargantua and Pantagruel is a French Renaissance satire by François Rabelais.