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Canterbury Tales: Wife of Bath Vocabulary
Canterbury Tales: Wife of Bath Vocabulary
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1
The knight does not want to honor his behest.
True
False
2
Which is not an element of narrative poetry?
tells a story
written in verse
must rhyme
has elements such as character, setting, plot, narrator and theme
3
Use Chaucer's words: A woman wants the self-same _________ over her husband as over her lover, and master him."
behest
purged
sovereignty
forlorn
4
Which one is not a common vice in today's society?
Watching Netflix ALLLL day
Exercising regularly
Eating junk food for every meal
Getting sucked into TikTok's Black Hole
5
Define implored.
to ask
to beg
to impress
to investigate
6
Method used to criticize society while also entertaining the intended audience
cartoons
analysis
rhetorical strategies
satire
7
Which of the following does not relate to the idea of virtue in medieval times?
chastity
purity
marriage
virginity
8
A literary structure in which one or more stories are told within a story.
memoir
narrative poetry
fiction
frame story
9
Use Chaucer's words: "Vice and bad manners are what make a ______."
summoner
incubus
churl
friar
10
Use Chaucer's words: "Well Ma'am," he said, "as God may send me bliss, this is a long ______ to a tale!"
preamble
prologue
introduction
aside
11
Peradventure is another word for maybe.
True
False
12
How does the knight describe the old woman's appearance?
moderately heinous
reasonably good looking
slightly attractive
abominably plain
13
READ CAREFULLY: Santa does not have jollity.
False
True
14
Which of these is not an example of being cosseted?
a massage
breakfast in bed
a workout at the gym
a spa day
15
Which word best describes this image?
crooned
cosseted
implored
concedes
16
A wager is the same thing as paycheck.
False
True
17
According to the statutes, the knight should have been sentenced to death.
False
True
18
Use Chaucer's Words: "But truly poor are they who whine and fret and _______ what they cannot hope to get."
churl
covet
implore
vice
19
Niggards means a kind and generous person.
False
True
20
Define the word "pilgrim" as it is used in The Canterbury Tales
a colonist in the Massachussets Bay Colony
a person who travels to a sacred site for religious reasons
a person who has puritan beliefs
a person who is going to a church, mosque, or temple as a tourist
21
Which word has a similar meaning to forlorn?
formidable
dejected
uncomfortable
forsight
22
Which word means to surrender or yield?
concede
ensnares
implored
behest
23
Define incubus.
a man that works for the church
an evil spirit believed to descend on men
an evil spirit believed to descend on women
a device used to heat eggs to prepare them for hatching
24
The prologue always comes ______________ the story.
in the midst of
after
as a footnote
at the beginning
25
But no one now sees fairies any more. For now the saintly charity and prayer of holy friars seems to have _____ the air
summons
ensnares
implored
purged
26
When the host said, "Now Ma'am, you go ahead and no demur." What did he mean?
Go ahead and don't be shy.
Go ahead and don't deny.
Go ahead and don't be mad.
Go ahead and don't delay.
27
Use Chaucer's words: "And then she sent a ______ to the knight"
call
guard
summons
challenge
28
Use Chaucer's words: "To dance attendance on us, make a fuss, _____ us all , the best and worst of us."
concedes
implores
ensnares
purged
29
Use Chaucer's words: "Are these the laws of good King Arthur's house? Are knights of his all so ____________?'
incubus
contemptuous
forlorn
niggards
