Question

Which event is considered a major health crisis during the Age of Chaucer?

• A. Peasants' Revolt
• B. Black Death
• C. Hundred Years’ War
• D. Norman Conquest

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Black Death

The Black Death (1348) was a catastrophic outbreak of the Bubonic Plague, killing about 40% of the population in Europe. It greatly influenced the socio-political and economic conditions of the time and is mentioned as a key event in Chaucer's age.