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Geoffrey Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales

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1
Chaucer's works can be divided into three periods, in order:
the Italian, the French and the English period
the French, the Italian and the English period
the French, the Latin and the Englidh period
the English, the French and the Italian period
2
the Wife of Bath is described as a ..... woman
rich, experienced, bold and skilled
poor, chaste and shy
rich, chaste and shy
evil, bold and rich
3
..... are the most important features of Chaucer's descriptions of the characters
Christian values
idealization and morality
realism and irony
symbolism and irony
4
Most pilgrims are...
middle class and clergy
nobles
women
serfs
5
Boccaccio didn't influence Chaucer's works.
True
False
6
The Canterbury Tales are a narrative poem.
False
True
7
Geoffrey Chaucer is an internal narrator
True
False
8
Chaucer is considered the father of English literature because...
all of the above
he coined many words and expressions
the English he used is the base for contemporary English
he gave English importance as a literary language
9
The Canterbury Tales tells the story of...
30 travellers going to London to work
30 pilgrims going to Canterbury doing a storytelling contest
30 pilgrims going to Rome doing a storytelling contest
Chaucer telling stories to some pilgrims
10
The main themes of the Canterbury Tales are...
journey and Christianity
love and friendship
rebirth and social commentary
journey and rebirth
11
Geoffrey Chaucer belonged to the...
middle class
commoners
nobility
clergy
12
The structure of the Canterbury Tales is called...
a frame narrative
a short story
an epic poem
a long narrative
13
The inspiration for The canterbury Tales' structure is...
Dante's Divina Commedia
Petrarch's Canzoniere
Beowulf
Boccaccio's Decameron