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Which statement would the monk from Chaucer's "The Monk's Tale" most likely agree with?

A.People who have good fortune should not expect it to last forever.
B.Powerful leaders earn good fortune through hard work.
C.People have bad fortune as a result of their ancestors' choices.
D.Religious people are ensured good fortune no matter the cost.

I think the correct answer is B but I'm not sure

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(APEX) A. People who have good fortune should not expect it to last forever.
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Answer: A. People who have good fortune should not expect it to last forever.

The monk from Chaucer's "The Monk's Tale" would most likely agree with the statement of option A because this is the main theme of this tale. The monk tells some tragedies (he had much more to tell) about people who were in high positions and had great prosperity but fell in misery. The purpose of the tales is to warn people about the fortune's fickleness.

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