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This involves questions from The Pardoners Tale, and the Wife of Bath's Tale
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What did the Knight get at the end of the story?
A women with a terrible personality but a beautiful face
A beautiful women with a beautiful attitude
A beautiful woman
An ugly women
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What did the other two Rioters plan to do?
Stab each other
Split the gold between them
Stab the youngest to death
Kill the Old man
3
Which Rioter went to town?
One of the oldest two
All three of them
The oldest two rioters
The youngest one
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What time period where The Canterbury Tale's written in?
The Pilgrim times
The Middle ages
The Middle times
After the Bubonic Plague
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Why was it hard for the Knight to find the answer?
Because the women said different answers
Because no one wanted to talk to him
Because the women just wanted ordinary things
Because the Queen didn’t want to see him again
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What was the Knights agreement?
To do whatever the Old lady asked
To get married to the Maid
To become the Old lady's servant
To do whatever he wanted
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What did the Old lady ask for the Knight to do after he answered the Queens question?
She asked him to marry her
She asked him to be engaged to her
She asked him to run away with her
She asked him to make her beautiful
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What did women most desire?
Power to kill the Knight
Power over other women’s Husbands
Power over their lover/husbands
Power to Rule the world
9
How does The Pardoner's Tale relate back to the Pardoner?
He told the story because it was his job
He told the story because he didn't want others to be greedy
He told the story to gain fame
He told the story to get money because he was greedy
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Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
George Michael
Geoffrey Challen
Geoffrey Chaucer
Jeffery Chaucer
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What type literary devices are in The Wife of Bath's and The Pardoners Tale?
Symbolism
Imagery
Allegory
Alliteration
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Who made the decision for the Old woman to turn into a young lady?
The Knight
The Pardoner
The Old lady herself
The Queen
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How did the youngest Rioter plan to kill the other two Rioters?
Pouring the poison in their mouth's while they were asleep
Poisoning the wine
Stabbing them in the heart
Hitting them with the wine bottle
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How did the Rioters die?
They all were killed by the Old man
They killed each other
They died from the wine
They all died from the plague
15
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
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What was the warning the Wife of Bath's gave in the beginning of the story?
The tribulations of greed
The tribulations of women
The tribulations of the married life
The tribulations of the unmarried life
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What does the Pardoner preach against in the prologue?
adultery
gluttony
greed
lust
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Who told the story in The Pardoner's tale?
The Pardoner's wife
The Old man
The Rioters
The Pardoner
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Where was the setting in The Pardoner's Tale?
Belgium
The Tavern
Flanders, Belgium
Flounders, Belgium
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What did the Rioters friend die from in the story?
A rat
Rabies
A virus
The Plague
21
Why did the Knight have to go on this quest?
Because he married the maid
Because he raped the maid
Because the queen hated him
Because the maid framed him
22
What was the plot of The Pardoners Tale?
That the Rioters should have shared their money equally
That Greed is the root of all evil
That money gives you power
Radix malorum est cupiditas
23
What was the Knight's original punishment before he was sent on a quest?
The Brazen Bull
Beheading
Impalement
Iron Maiden
24
What was the task the Knight was given by the Queen, to relieve his punishment?
Marry the Old woman
Gather money
Find the desires of what women want
To Kill a Dragon
25
How long did the Knight have to search for the Queens answer?
1 year and 1 day
12 months and 1 day
1 year
1 year and 5 days
26
Why did the Knight refuse to marry the Old lady?
Because he thought she was evil
Because she was fragile
Because she was too old and ugly
Because he wanted to marry the maid
27
Where was the setting in The Wife of Bath's Tale?
In the Medieval ages
During the Age of King Arthur
In London during the age of King Arthur
In the Medieval ages during the age of King Arthur
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What did the Rioters do to the Old man?
They killed him
They belittled him
They bullied him
They beat him up
29
What was Geoffrey Chaucer the father of?
English literature
English Anthology
English
English writing
30
Who told the story of The Wife of Bath's Tale?
The Wife of the Pardoner
The Wife
The Wife of the Bath
The Wife of Bath's
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What was the main reason for the Rioters wanting to kill each other?
Control over the distribution of the 8 bushels of gold
Greed over the 8 bushels of gold
Because the Old man told them too
As a punishment for drinking too much
32
Where did they find the gold?
In the Grove behind the Tree
In the Grove
In the Grove under the Tree
Under a tree
33
Who did the Knight make an agreement with to get the answer?
The Princess
The Old lady
The young lady
The Queen
34
How many Rioters were involved in The Pardoner's tale?
Twelve
Two
Four
Three
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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
