What do chaucer's "the monk's tale" and dante's inferno have in common?
a) both give fortune credit for punishing humans for their sins.
b) both discuss the fates of famous men and women
c) both encourage readers to form their own opinion about sinful characters
d) both accuse religious leaders of being secretly greedy and sinful

B) Both discuss the fates of famous men and women.

In "The Monk's Tale," Chaucer discusses the fate of seventeen historical figures, including Lucifer, Adam, Hercules, Nero, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. Although the monk wants to give an account of a hundred of these figures, the knight stops him after only seventeen.

Dante similarly discusses the fates of famous men and women. As he goes through the different levels of the afterlife, he encounters several people trapped there. Their placement reflects both Dante's personal views and the dominant opinions of his time.