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