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Duplicate of The Canterbury Tales Review
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a review of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales #chaucer #canterburytales #britishliterature
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1
Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?
Shakespeare
Beowulf
Chaucer
Venerable Bede
2
In "The Wife of Bath's Tale," the old woman speaks eloquently about:
true and false gentility and virtue
the difference between men and women
the magical qualities of nature
living a life of self-denial
3
It is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice because he is:
especially greedy
rude to the Host
a friend of the Summoner
a pious man
4
In "The Wife of Bath's Tale," the knight's quest is a(n):
task given to him by the queen
ambitious mission he sets for himself
duty imposed on him by the Church
test of courage set by the king
5
According to "The Wife of Bath's Tale," what women desire most is:
entertainment, freedom, and pleasure
money, jewels, and treasures
to be flattered and attended to
mastery over their husbands
6
The pilgrims agree to tell tales during the journey to:
teach the innkeeper a lesson about pride
win a free meal and entertain one another
preserve their stories for generations to come
reduce fighting and bickering
7
In "The Pardoner's Tale," Death is portrayed as:
both a skeletal figure and an evil angel
both the price of wickedness and an actual person
archangel who is busy killing people in natural disasters
an old man selling wares by the side of the road
8
How does Chaucer describe the cook?
He has a large, festering sore.
He adds too much salt to his creations.
He burns everything he makes.
He refuses to consult recipe books.
9
In order to reveal his characters, Chaucer uses all of the following techniques EXCEPT:
providing detailed descriptions of the characters' homes
describing how the characters look and dress
presenting the characters' words and actions
telling us directly what the characters are like
10
The member of the clergy given the most admiring, flattering description is the:
Pardoner
Summoner
Parson
Merchant
11
The rioters go looking for Death in The Pardoner's Tale because they:
want to exile him from England
know he has a great store of treasure
want to repent of their sins and find salvation
plan to avenge the deaths of their friends and kill death
12
All of the following are one of the 7 Deadly Sins EXCEPT:
lust
lying
envy
vanity
13
Courtliness is:
long, tiresome journeys
orderly, logical thoughts
polite, elegant manners
confusing, unhappy comments
14
A narrative in which every character and event is a symbol that represents an idea or moral
Allegory
Chivalry
Feudalism
Satire
15
System of social and political organization that prevailed in Western Europe during Middle Ages
Chivalry
Feudalism
4 Humors
7 Deadly Sins
16
Chivalry is:
a pilgrimage
selling relics and pardons
a profession of the church
a system of manners and morals, chiefly of the feudal system
17
"Avarice," one of the 7 Deadly Sins, is:
extreme anger
laziness
excessive eating or drinking
the desire for material wealth or gain
18
The knight shows that he has learned what women want most when he:
returns to the court, as he had vowed to do
asks his wife to decide which bodily form she will take
keeps his promise to marry the old woman
gives up on his quest
19
"Gluttony," one of the 7 Deadly Sins, is:
extreme anger
laziness
excessive eating and drinking
the desire to covet someone else's property
20
Characterizations of the Prioress, Monk, and others connected with the Church are mainly:
satirical
flattering
idealized
realistic
21
In "The Prologue," Chaucer's main objective is to:
describe a London inn
analyze religious customs
reveal narrator's thoughts
introduce cast of characters
22
"Sloth," one of the 7 Deadly Sins, is:
laziness
excessive eating or drinking
the desire for material wealth or gain
extreme anger
23
The Pardoner's pious story reveals his:
immorality
ignorance
sensitivity
honesty
24
The Pardoner earns money from all of the following activities EXCEPT:
selling relics and papal pardons
making and selling baskets
preaching against greed
begging from church to church
25
A frame story is a literary device that joins together:
one or more stories within a larger story
immortal characters
satirical characters
contrasts between expectations and reality
26
After abandoning their search for Death, the rioters murder one another, which is an example of
situational irony
poetic irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
27
The pilgrims are traveling to Canterbury because they want to:
avoid a plague in London
visit shine of St. Thomas a Becket
take the innkeeper's dare
travel throughout England
28
A couplet is two consecutive lines of poetry that:
include metaphors linked by the word "and"
contains similar symbols
have alliteration
rhyme
29
The Wife of Bath is a:
widow of a prosperous doctor in Bath
veteran of several pilgrimages and marriages
pious churchgoer and religious teacher
well-traveled vendor of fine silk clothing
30
Which of the following statements BEST describes the end of "The Pardoner's Tale"?
the rioters become rich
Death takes the gold florins
Death takes a holiday
the rioters meet death
