Which major conflict is listed in the data as connected to Chaucer?

• A. The War of the Roses
• B. The Napoleonic Wars
• C. The Hundred Years' War
• D. The American Civil War

Answer: (C)

This question tests your ability to place a writer in the right historical moment. Chaucer lived in the 14th century (roughly the 1340s to 1400), a period dominated by the long conflict between England and France known as the Hundred Years’ War. That war stretched from 1337 to 1453 and shaped much of English life, politics, and culture during his lifetime, including the experiences of those who served the crown and traveled to continental courts. The other conflicts listed occurred long after his lifetime—the War of the Roses began after 1400, and the Napoleonic Wars and the American Civil War happened centuries later. So the data would connect Chaucer most closely with the Hundred Years’ War.