Question

select the correct answer.
which character in the canterbury tales would have belonged to the lowest rung in the feudal society of chaucer’s time?
a. the knight
b. the nuns priest
c. the miller
d. the pardoner

Explanation:

In Chaucer's feudal society, the feudal hierarchy had nobles (like knights), clergy (like priests, pardoners), and commoners. The miller is a commoner, part of the lower class (peasantry or working class), while knights are nobles, the nun’s priest is clergy, and the pardoner is also clergy (or a corrupt clerical figure but still higher than common laborers). So the miller belongs to the lowest rung among these options.

Answer:

C. the miller