Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. And what's more, he would cite this saying too: If gold can rust, then what will iron do? Based on its use in this context, the word gold in this sentence about the parson most likely represents _____. A.)the clergy B.)the military C.) the nobility D.)the royalty

Answer 1

i will say d. cause u know gold and royalty but it also could be b. cause like defeat in the military but ill go with D.

Answer 2

The answer is: A.) the clergy

This quotation can be found in the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, it is refer to the clergy, the word gold is use to represent the purity or a higher standard than the ordinary and if it can be defeated or rust what can be expected to happened with the iron that is lower quality of metal.