Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales."To start with, I declare where I’ve come from,And then produce my certificates, one by one;My licence with the seal of our lord bishopWhich I show first—that’s to protect myselfSo that nobody, whether priest or cleric,Dares interdict me from Christ’s holy work.”
Answer
A
the custom of going to confession regularly
B
the acceptance of the Church’s authority
C
the practice of traveling to distant locations
D
the importance of knowing one’s neighbors
Explanation
The speaker presents a license bearing the bishop’s seal and says it protects him from being stopped by priests or clerics. This shows that he relies on the Church’s official authority to validate his work, so the best answer is “the acceptance of the Church’s authority.”
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