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The Canterbury Tales
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This Quiz! is a review game created for English 4 students at Summerville High School.
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1
“And thus I preach against the very vice/I make my living outof--avarice,” you can infer...
the Pardoner is guilty
the Pardoner is envious of honest people
the Pardoner is ashamed that he earns little money
the Pardoner has little remorse about his lifestyle
2
The rioters go looking for Death because
they're drunk
they plan to avenge the death of their friend
they're bored
they love a challenge
3
What problem does the knight encounter on his quest to announce the queen?
A year is not enough time to fulfill his promise.
No one can agree about what women want.
The queen expects the knight to fail.
People are vague in their answers to the question.
4
The old man in "The Pardoner's Tale" is an allegory for a lesson about
how the old should be treated
meet death gladly in old age; it always comes on time
respect the old because illness will come soon
trust oneself
5
In "The Pardoner's Tale", Death can be visually understood as
an archangel
the gold under the tree
the old man
a hooded figure
6
Chaucer has been called
The defender of faith
Kayne West
The father of English literature
the diplomat of the world
7
“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is considered a part of a frame story because
it is short, yet entertaining.
it is a story within a story.
it has moral at its end.
it frames for a person how one should live life.
8
Chaucer’s
tone
in
The Canterbury Tales
is
serious and convicting
ironic and lighthearted
arrogant and judgemental
9
What is Chaucer mainly trying to inform his audience about?
the breakdown of theMedieval family structure
dishonesty in businessdealings during Medieval times
the failure of the medievalfeudal system
the corruption in thecatholic church
10
The structure of
The Canterbury Tales
is
a novella
dramatization of naturaloccurrences
a frame story
11
During the Medieval Period, the Church became
holy-minded
powerful and corrupt
interested in the poor
generous
12
This character can also be considered an allegory for Death...
The Pardoner
The old man
The youngest rioter
13
What does the knight see that indicates that the old woman may be more than she seems?
The knight is talking to people secretively from afar.
The knight sees women dancing. They vanish. The OW appears.
The old woman is quite intelligent.
The old woman is knitting at an extremely fast rate.
14
The Wife of Bath structures her tale to end with a
question asking why men refuse to be governed.
summary of the story of the knight and his wife.
description of how the story relates to her life.
prayer for all of her fellow travelers to repeat.
15
The Canterbury Tales
is a collection of storieswritten in
verse/rhyming couplets
prose
16
The pilgrims agree to tellstories during the journey to
entertain one another.
teach the innkeeper alesson about pride.
preserve their stories forposterity.
17
Which statement best reflects the old woman’s words and actions before she transforms herself?
She persuades the knight that she is a beautiful old woman.
She seeks to reform the knight’s judgments and values.
She enjoys torturing the knight before she rewards him.
She wants to prove that women can argue logically.
18
When does the story take place?
fall
spring
winter
summer
19
What is ironic: “The curse of avarice/Is all my sermon for it frees the pelf/Out come thepence”
people don't listen to his sermons
he wants to raise money to improve the church
people are good
he preaches against greed in order to earn money
20
When the old woman speaks about the importance of noble birth, she says that
only dukes and earls are gentlemen
nobility is more important than looks
nobility is a matter of wealth and worth
true gentility comes only from God
21
What primary literary device does Chaucer use to make fun of thesocietal stereotypes?
Parallelism
Onomatopoeia.
Irony
22
After they abandon their search for Death, the rioters murder oneanother. This is an example of
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
23
During the medieval times,what was the real purpose of a pilgrimage?
They went to have their stories evaluated.
They went as a penitentialact/spiritual journey.
They went to show off their fine clothing.
They went to meet newfriends.
24
It is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against ______ because it is his chief sin.
slavery
avarice
gluttony
lust
25
What does the knight tell the queen that women want?
freedom to do as they please
wealth, treasure, flattery,and pleasure
power over their husbands
the opportunity to remarry often
26
What theme, or centralmessage, about corruption do you think Chaucer conveys?
Corruption can be correctedthrough prayer and sacrifice.
Corruption can occur anywhere, including the church.
Corruption corruptseveryone, including the pure of heart.
Women corrupted the church more than men.
27
All are responses the Knight receives to his question before he gets the real answer
except
fun in bed
wealth and treasure
shoes and desserts
jollity and pleasure
28
In order to reveal his characters, Chaucer usesall of the following techniques
except
describing the characters’words and actions.
describing how thecharacters look and dress.
having the pilgrimspersonally describe one another.
29
The tales were written in vernacular,English, rather than the typical poetic languages of
Greek and Hebrew
Spanish
Latin and French
30
What does the Pardoner want to do when he finishes his tale?
remember death
sell more indulgences
give up on greed
hear the next story
