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Canterbury Tales Prologue
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1
The shrine at their destination is dedicated to
Thomas a' Becket
Jesus
the Crusades
Mary
2
Loves hunting most of all, wears fine fur and has good horses
Monk
Merchant
Friar
Sergeant-at-the-Law
3
Well read in field, atheist, wealthy and miserly
Parson
Franklin
Merchant
Doctor
4
Honest, kind, helpful, pays tithes when due
Pardoner
Parson
Knight
Plowman
5
Modest, quiet, dainty, dresses well and wears jewelry
Prioress
Host
Pardoner
Wife of Bath
6
What was the prize for the best story?
1 pound, 2 shilling
A meal paid for by the others
a ribbon
A free night's lodging at Southward
7
Well practiced in the art of love and has been on three pilgrimages to Jerusalem
Merchant
Wife of Bath
Pardoner
Knight
8
Handsome, well-dressed, loves impressing the women
Squire
Oxford Cleric
Merchant
Friar
9
Chaucer intended for each pilgrim to tell how many stories?
Two
Three
One
Four
10
Only devout churchman in the group
Parson
Friar
Pardoner
Summoner
11
Represents the Old Order of chivalry and is very experienced?
Knight
Squire
Skipper
Yeoman
12
Chaucer is best known as
the writer of several Italian sonnets
The father of English Literature
the father of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
the best English writer of French tales
13
How does Chaucer get his education?
his uncle paid for his school
learned with Lionel as his page
the king had him tutored
Richard of Gaunt was his patron
14
Wart on nose with a filthy mouth and is a good wrestler
Summoner
Yeoman
Miller
Parson
15
A lawyer with an excellent memory but fraudulently sells land
Reeve
Plowman
Franklin
Sergeant-at-the -Law
16
Lecherous, scarred, bad breath, and scary to children
Summoner
Squire
Pardoner
Knight
17
Leader of the games as well as the general referee
Monk
Plowman
Host
Parson
18
What are the two parts to Chaucer's story?
narrator, persona
outside story, inner story
part A, stories
framework, inner story
19
How does Chaucer remove himself from blame and insult?
has the characters tell the stories
says that the book is the king's idea
has the host retell the stories
explains that he got confused
20
Connoisseur of food and wine who insisted on food available all day
Franklin
Prioress
Monk
Guild
21
The inn that the pilgrims depart from is known as
The Southwark
The London Broil
The Tabard Inn
The Cake and Ale
22
Wears all green and is a forester during peace times
Knight
Merchant
Squire
Yeoman
23
Ruthless, tanned, knowledgeable but steals wine
Skipper
Franklin
Monk
Reeve
24
Which three characters does Chaucer respect?
parson, yeoman, plowman
plowman, squire, parson
parson, plowman, reeve
parson, plowman, knight
25
Shrewd, knows all of the tricks, employees fear him, lends his boss money
Friar
Summoner
Reeve
Pardoner
26
Season of the year the pilgrimage takes place
Spring
Summer
Winter
Fall
27
Knowledgeable and skilled, impressively dressed, silver knives, new wealth
Host
Guild
Wife of Bath
HosPrioress
28
A beggar who befriends young women winning them over with bribes
Squire
Friar
Reeve
Pardoner
29
Carries a bag of fake relics, loves the offeratory song, beardless
Parson
Wife of Bath
Summoner
Pardoner
30
can tell the kind of beer by taste, has a sore on his knee
Cook
Pardoner
Miller
Summoner
31
The pilgrims are traveling to
Castletown
London
Canterbury
Jerusalem
32
The idea of a story within a story was used before in
The Seafarer
The Bible
The Arabian Nights
Beowulf
33
Is in debt and would like trade routes to be protected
Manciple
Reeve
Merchant
Franklin
34
Poor but knowledgeable, loves to spend money on books
Manciple
Sergeant-at-the-Law
Squire
Oxford Cleric
35
despite the lack of learning is smarter than lawyers
Merchant
Miller
Manciple
Reeve