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 nun’s priest c. the miller d. the pardoner

Explanation:

In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, the feudal social hierarchy had nobles (like the knight), religious figures (like the nun’s priest, pardoner), and commoners. The miller is a commoner, part of the lower class (peasantry/working class) in feudal society, while the knight is nobility, the nun’s priest and pardoner are in religious/clerical (not lowest) roles.

Answer:

C. the miller