making people and their actions ridiculous or laughable

What is one example of irony about the Pardoner’s Tale?

All 3 rioters go looking for death & find death

Which best describes the historical circumstances during the Middle Ages?

Wars, plagues, church scandals, political controversy

During the Middle Ages, women were:

defined by their relationship with men

What is the main allusion in The Miller's Tale referring to?

The story of Noah and the great flood

This is what the Wife of Bath thinks that women want the most...

To be treated equally in a relationship

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1
What is satire?
reference to something in history
reference to religious stories
making people and their actions ridiculous or laughable
hints to something that is going to happen in the future
2
He sold relics to people in exchange for forgiveness of their sins
Cook
Monk
Pardoner
Franklin
3
What is Chaucer trying to say about people in society?
We are who we say we are
We need to live up to certain expectations
People need to accept who we are
We are all flawed
4
What is one example of irony about the Pardoner’s Tale?
All 3 rioters end up penniless and broke
The tavern boy had no idea who was in the coffin
All 3 rioters go looking for death & find death
The old man who directs them to death ends up dying himself
5
In order to get a free dinner at Canterbury, a person had to...
marry a stranger
tell the most stories
tell the best story on the way
trick the host into laughing at the story
6
What time of year does The Canterbury Tales take place?
Winter
Summer
Fall
Spring
7
Which best describes the historical circumstances during the Middle Ages?
Fruitful and positive
Hardships on nobility was seen throughout
Land was thriving & better than ever
Wars, plagues, church scandals, political controversy
8
During the Middle Ages, women were:
respected in their actions
defined by their relationship with men
able to actively participate in the Catholic church meetings
forced to live inside the church boundaries
9
The most powerful institution of Medieval Europe was the...
The Catholic Church
men
St. Thomas Becket
women
10
What is the main allusion in The Miller's Tale referring to?
The story of Noah and the great flood
The story of Job and learning patience
The story of Abraham and his son
The story of David and Goliath
11
This is what the Wife of Bath thinks that women want the most...
To stay young forever
To be treated equally in a relationship
Someone who is "pleasurable"
Money
12
Who are the pilgrims on their way to see?
The Holy Shrine of Tabard
St. Christopher
St. Thomas Becket
St. Bartholomew
13
This pilgrim told the tale about Absalom, Nicholas, and Alison:
The Miller
The Merryman
The Merchant
The Pardoner
14
Chaucer writes in...
Modern English
Shakespearean English
Old English
Middle English
15
In the Pardoner's Tale, what do the 3 young men kill each other over?
wine
a young woman
gold coins
a piece of bread
16
In the Wife of Bath's Tale, what is the knight's sentence for taking advantage of the young woman?
He has stay married to an old woman forever
Loses a hand
Banned from the city
Decapitation
17
How many pilgrims go on the trip?
29
99
20
9
18
This pilgrim is very wealthy and has been married 5 times
Host
Nun/Prioress
The Knight's wife
Wife of Bath
19
In The Wife of Bath’s Tale, which personality trait describes the knight in the beginning?
sincere
charming
respectful
selfish

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