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E12 Canterbury Tales Review
E12 Canterbury Tales Review
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This involves questions from The Pardoners Tale, and the Wife of Bath's Tale
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What was Geoffrey Chaucer the father of?
English writing
English literature
English Anthology
English
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What was the Knight's original punishment before he was sent on a quest?
Impalement
Iron Maiden
The Brazen Bull
Beheading
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How does The Pardoner's Tale relate back to the Pardoner?
He told the story to gain fame
He told the story because it was his job
He told the story to get money because he was greedy
He told the story because he didn't want others to be greedy
4
Why did the Knight refuse to marry the Old lady?
Because she was too old and ugly
Because he wanted to marry the maid
Because she was fragile
Because he thought she was evil
5
What was the task the Knight was given by the Queen, to relieve his punishment?
Gather money
Marry the Old woman
Find the desires of what women want
To Kill a Dragon
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Why was it hard for the Knight to find the answer?
Because the women just wanted ordinary things
Because no one wanted to talk to him
Because the women said different answers
Because the Queen didn’t want to see him again
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What did women most desire?
Power over their lover/husbands
Power to Rule the world
Power to kill the Knight
Power over other women’s Husbands
8
Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
George Michael
Geoffrey Chaucer
Jeffery Chaucer
Geoffrey Challen
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Where did they find the gold?
In the Grove
In the Grove behind the Tree
Under a tree
In the Grove under the Tree
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Who did the Knight make an agreement with to get the answer?
The Princess
The Old lady
The Queen
The young lady
11
What did the Rioters do to the Old man?
They killed him
They beat him up
They belittled him
They bullied him
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Which Rioter went to town?
The youngest one
All three of them
The oldest two rioters
One of the oldest two
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What was the plot of The Pardoners Tale?
That money gives you power
Radix malorum est cupiditas
That Greed is the root of all evil
That the Rioters should have shared their money equally
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What time period where The Canterbury Tale's written in?
The Middle times
The Pilgrim times
After the Bubonic Plague
The Middle ages
15
What does the Pardoner preach against in the prologue?
gluttony
lust
adultery
greed
16
Why did the Knight have to go on this quest?
Because he raped the maid
Because the queen hated him
Because he married the maid
Because the maid framed him
17
What did the Old lady ask for the Knight to do after he answered the Queens question?
She asked him to make her beautiful
She asked him to run away with her
She asked him to be engaged to her
She asked him to marry her
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What type literary devices are in The Wife of Bath's and The Pardoners Tale?
Alliteration
Allegory
Imagery
Symbolism
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Who warned the Rioters of what would happen to them?
The youngest rioter
The Old man
The Old woman
The knight
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What was the main reason for the Rioters wanting to kill each other?
Because the Old man told them too
Control over the distribution of the 8 bushels of gold
Greed over the 8 bushels of gold
As a punishment for drinking too much
21
Who told the story of The Wife of Bath's Tale?
The Wife of the Bath
The Wife
The Wife of the Pardoner
The Wife of Bath's
22
What did the Rioters friend die from in the story?
A virus
The Plague
A rat
Rabies
23
How did the Rioters die?
They killed each other
They all were killed by the Old man
They all died from the plague
They died from the wine
24
What was the Knights agreement?
To get married to the Maid
To do whatever he wanted
To do whatever the Old lady asked
To become the Old lady's servant
25
Where was the setting in The Pardoner's Tale?
Flounders, Belgium
Belgium
Flanders, Belgium
The Tavern
26
Who made the decision for the Old woman to turn into a young lady?
The Queen
The Pardoner
The Knight
The Old lady herself
27
What did the Knight get at the end of the story?
A beautiful women with a beautiful attitude
A women with a terrible personality but a beautiful face
A beautiful woman
An ugly women
28
What were the Rioters doing in the beginning of the story?
They were drinking rum in the Tavern
They were telling each other stories in the Tavern
They were drinking alcohol in the Tavern
They were sitting in the Tavern
29
What was the warning the Wife of Bath's gave in the beginning of the story?
The tribulations of the unmarried life
The tribulations of women
The tribulations of greed
The tribulations of the married life
30
Who told the story in The Pardoner's tale?
The Old man
The Rioters
The Pardoner
The Pardoner's wife
31
How many Rioters were involved in The Pardoner's tale?
Four
Three
Twelve
Two
32
What did the other two Rioters plan to do?
Split the gold between them
Stab each other
Stab the youngest to death
Kill the Old man
33
Where was the setting in The Wife of Bath's Tale?
During the Age of King Arthur
In the Medieval ages
In the Medieval ages during the age of King Arthur
In London during the age of King Arthur
34
How long did the Knight have to search for the Queens answer?
1 year
1 year and 1 day
1 year and 5 days
12 months and 1 day
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How did the youngest Rioter plan to kill the other two Rioters?
Stabbing them in the heart
Poisoning the wine
Hitting them with the wine bottle
Pouring the poison in their mouth's while they were asleep
