Which statements about Chaucer are correct?

1. A. The Book of the Duchess commemorates Blanche, wife of John of Gaunt, who died in 1368.
2. B. The House of Fame engages with Dante's Divine Comedy.
3. C. The Canterbury Tales goes beyond its many individual concerns.
4. D. The Legend of Good Women invokes Cupid and Venus.
5. E. The Miller's Tale resembles The Knight's Tale.

1. AA, B, and C only
2. BA, C, and D only
3. CB, C, and E only
4. DB, D, and E only

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Correct answer: A. A, B, and C only

Explanation

In the Legend's Prologue the dreamer meets Cupid and Alceste, not Venus. The Miller's fabliau parodies, rather than resembles, the Knight's romance.