Which religious tradition most likely influenced the method of the monk's storytelling?

The use of parables to teach religious concepts

Which of Chaucer's descriptions from "The Monk's Tale" best illustrates Fortune as whimsical?

Thus Fortune with a light / Turn of her wheel brings men from joy to sorrow

What is the most likely reason "The Monk's Tale" is full of parables?

Chaucers intent was to make fun of parables and the people who told them.

Which scenario is the best example of a frame narrative?

Survivors of World War II sit to share their war stories with a repoter

What can readers infer about the monk's character based on the fact that all of his stories contain a tragic moral?

The monk that only sees the world in absolutes

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1
Which religious tradition most likely influenced the method of the monk's storytelling?
The selling of pardons for sins and religious favor
The requirement of child baptism to determine salvation
The act of confession to a priest to maintain church dominance
The use of parables to teach religious concepts
2
What is the rhyme scheme for the following passage?
abaaba
abaaca
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abcbdb
3
What is the rhyme scheme for the following passage?
ababb
abacc
aabba
abacb
4
Which of Chaucer's descriptions from "The Monk's Tale" best illustrates Fortune as whimsical?
O Fortune! It was a grievous crueltyTo put such birds in such a cage alive!
He made it known / That there was nothing Fortune could refuse him
Thus Fortune with a light / Turn of her wheel brings men from joy to sorrow
When Fortune flees a man is left forsaken /Of glory, wealth and kingdom
5
Which innovation is attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer?
The development of the tragic genre
The popularization of parable
The use of frame narratives
The development of the tragic genre
6
What is the most likely reason "The Monk's Tale" is full of parables?
Chaucers intent was to make fun of parables and the people who told them.
Parables cast animals as characters which 14th century audiences found safe
Parables are a parody that indirectly criticizes some aspect of society.
Chaucer reserved parables for the monk because he considered them sacred
7
Which scenario is the best example of a frame narrative?
Survivors of World War II sit to share their war stories with a repoter
A boxer tries to put himself in the mind-set of his opponent
Barnyard animals conspire to overthrow the humans on the farm
A detective discovers that the kidnapper she's been investigating is a liar
8
Which theme from the story is best represented in these lines?
The habits of mortals
The price of power
The danger of pride
The uncertainty of life
9
What is the rhyme scheme for the following passage?
aabcc
abcde
abbca
abbcb
10
Which innovation is attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer?
The first spoken word performances
The use of slant rhyme
The growth of alliteration
The arrangement of poetry into stanzas
11
Which historical event most likely influenced the story choices of the monk?
The French Invasion of 1888
The Protestant Reformation
The Hundred Years' War
The Black Plague
12
What can readers infer about the monk's character based on the fact that all of his stories contain a tragic moral?
He doesn't think storytelling is valuable in teaching morals.
He fears and despises non-Christians and tells stories to criticize them
The monk that only sees the world in absolutes
He does not know stories outside of the biblical ones.

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