2) (11.R1.2.D) Which quotation supports the claim that The Canterbury Tales was popular?
A)
"A total of 83 manuscripts of The Canterbury Tales have survived to the
present day, and it is likely that hundreds more have been lost to time."
B)
He also began work on The Canterbury Tales, a massively ambitious project
which he would continue to develop until shortly before his death."
C
Unlike the stories in Decameron, which are organized by theme or topic,
the tales in The Canterbury Tales reflect each pilgrim's personality and
profession, often ironically."
" The Canterbury Tales was probably inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio's
Decameron, a collection of 100 stories told by a group of characters who
have fled Florence to escape the Black Plague."
D)