Indicate the correct chronological order of the following literary works:

1. A. Beowulf
2. B. Divina Commedia
3. C. Summa Theologica
4. D. Le Morte d'Arthur
5. E. The Canterbury Tales

1. AB, A, C, D, E
2. BA, C, B, E, D
3. CC, A, D, E, B
4. DD, A, E, C, B

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Correct answer: B. A, C, B, E, D

Explanation

Beowulf (Old English; manuscript c. 1000) → Aquinas's Summa Theologica (1265–74) → Dante's Divine Comedy (c. 1308–21) → Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (c. 1387–1400) → Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur (finished c. 1470, printed by Caxton 1485).