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Medieval Period and The Canterbury Tales
Medieval Period and The Canterbury Tales
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1
The purpose of satire is to improve society
False
True
2
Which of the following is NOT a satirical technique?
Incongruity
Exaggeration
Kenning
Parody
3
The "Canterbury Tales" is an example of an
Nonfiction Text
Personal Narrative
Epic
Frame Story
4
In the "Canterbury Tales", where do the pilgrims meet?
London
Tabard Inn
Chaucer's Home
Canterbury Cathedral
5
What was the impact of Chaucer writing the "Canterbury Tales" in English?
Chaucer was exiled and could never finish the "Canterbury Tales"
It isn't significant
English became more popular and became more widespread.
It led to the shift from Middle English to Modern English
6
What caused the shift from Old English to Middle English?
William Shakespeare invaded Britain
William Caxton brought the printing press to Britain
The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invaded Britain
William the Conqueror and his men invaded Britain
7
What sin does the Pardoner preach about in his sermons?
Lust
Greed
Jealously
Gluttony
8
Which character would Chaucer consider the least virtuous?
The Franklin
The Nun
The Friar
The Squire
9
Who is the knight's son?
Merchant
Miller
Oxford Cleric
Squire
10
Where are the pilgrims traveling to?
The Tower of London
To find the Holy Grail
Canterbury Cathedral
Buckingham Palace
11
Which character would Chaucer consider the most virtuous?
The Parson
The Merchant
The Nun
The Squire
12
Who helped the knight succeed in his quest in "The Wife of Bath's Tale"?
the old woman
King Arthur
the queen
the knight's squire
13
What do the three rioters find at the tree in the Pardoner's Tale?
Piles of Gold
An old man
Death
Nothing
14
Henry II is an important king because...
He paid the ransom for Geoffrey Chaucer
He tangled with Robin Hood
He was responsible for the murder of Thomas Beckett
He was responsible for enacting the Magna Carta
15
Who looked like a rat and sold fake relics?
The Summoner
The Pardoner
The Friar
The Monk
16
How long did the Medieval Period span?
400s-1044
1044-1485
It's over?
1485-1640
17
Who was married five times?
The Prioress
The Squire
The Wife of Bath
The Friar
18
Why are the travelers going to Canterbury?
They are on a pilgrimage to see King Thomas Becket.
They are on a pilgrimage to visit the healing waters of Aquinas.
They are on a pilgrimage to see the relics of St. Thomas Becket.
They are on a pilgrimage to visit the Shakespearean theater of Canterbury.
19
More gentle, playful satire which seeks to correct vice or foolishness with gentle laughter is known as Juvenalian
True
False
20
The Wife of Bath's Tale is an example of...
A Romance
A Fabilaux
A Miracle
An Allegory
21
The social system used in the Medieval Period was called Feudalism.
True
False
22
It was unusual for Chaucer to write in English because...
He never interacted with anyone who spoke English
He could have gone to prison for writing in English
He was part of the lower class and they did not speak English
He was part of the upper class, and they spoke mainly French
23
Which is NOT a feature of Medieval Romances?
Magic
Brave Heroes
Contests and Tests
Simplistic Imagery
24
What does the Host propose to the group?
That they all sleep in the barn where it is warm and they can see the stars
That they stay a few extra days at the Inn and have a story-telling contest
That they have a story telling contest on the way to Canterbury
That they return to the Inn after their trip and recount their adventures
25
Who wrote the "Canterbury Tales"
Hubert the Friar
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Shakespeare
Thomas Beckett
26
A literary technique in which behaviors or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society is known as
Sarcasm
Allegory
Satire
Metaphor
27
Which pilgrim would not fall into the Ecclesiastical Class?
The Pardoner
The Nun
The Knight
The Summoner
28
What happens to the three rioters at the end of the story?
They all take their share of gold and go on their way
The old man steals the gold when the three men aren't looking
They all kill each other and no one gets the gold
They trade the gold for immortality
