Chaucer’s The Book of the Duchess, Exam Based Questions

Chaucer’s

The Book of the Duchess

1. Who is the subject of Chaucer’s The Book of the Duchess? (UGC-NET, PGTRB)

A) Duchess of Malfi

B) Duchess of Lancaster

C) Duchess of Scotland

D) Duchess of Paris

Ans: B) Duchess of Lancaster

2. For whom is The Book of the Duchess considered an elegy? (UGC-NET Mock, SET)

A) Alcyone, Duchess of Troy

B) Philippa, Duchess of Hainault

C) Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster

D) Fictional Duchess of the Judgement of Wisdom in Love

Ans: C) Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster

3. Which poem by Chaucer was written on the death of Blanche, wife of John of Gaunt? (UGC-NET, CUET)

A) Troilus and Criseyde

B) The House of Fame

C) The Book of the Duchess

D) The Legend of Good Women

Ans: C) The Book of the Duchess

4. The Book of the Duchess was written by Chaucer in 1369 to bring solace to whom? (UPJASE, SET)

A) John of Gaunt

B) John Gower

C) Edward II

D) Edward III

Ans: A) John of Gaunt