Where were the pilgrims traveling to specifically?

The shrine for St. Thomas a Becket

Each pilgrim was meant to tell how many stories?

4 (two on the way there, two on the way back)

Someone people paid so they could be forgiven for their sins

Who is the Wife of Bath?

A woman who was married 5 times and has strong opinions on female roles

Writing that represents a hidden/deeper message

What allusion is made in "The Miller's Tale?"

The biblical allusion to Noah's Flood

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1
Which one is NOT one of the types of stories The Canterbury Tales is classified as:
Fable
Framestory
Satire
Allegory
2
Where were the pilgrims traveling to specifically?
The shrine for St. John
A memorial for Joan of Arc
The archbishop of London
The shrine for St. Thomas a Becket
3
What is Chaucer critiquing in "The Miller's Tale?"
Women's role in society
Religion in the Middle Ages
The Miller being drunk
Marriage in the Middle Ages
4
Which of these Seven Deadly Sin's is the Pardoner's Tale main focus:
Greed
Gluttony
Sloth
Lust
5
Why didn't Chaucer finish writing the tales?
He died
He couldn't be bothered
There was bad reception of his stories
His wife told him to stop
6
Each pilgrim was meant to tell how many stories?
4 (two on the way there, two on the way back)
2 (one on the way there, one on the way back)
6 (three on the way there, three on the way back)
1 story
7
What was the main religion of Chaucer's time?
Christianity
Judaism
The Protestant Church
The Catholic Church
8
How many pilgrims were on the journey to Canterbury? (not including the host or narrator)
29
28
31
30
9
What language is The Canterbury Tales originally written in?
Modern English
Shakespearean English
Middle English
Elizabethan English
10
What year(s) was The Canterbury Tales written?
1400s
1344
1387-1400
1587-1600
11
What is a pardoner?
Someone who converted people to Christianity
Someone people paid so they could be forgiven for their sins
An important clergy member of the church
Someone who sold religious items
12
How many stories did Chaucer plan to write?
120
100
160
60
13
The church was corrupt during the Middle Ages
False
True
14
Who is the Wife of Bath?
A woman known to be a faithful, obedient wife
A humorous character who is drunk on the journey
A woman known for hating men, as she shows through her story
A woman who was married 5 times and has strong opinions on female roles
15
When telling his tale, who's tale is the Miller making fun of?
The Pardoner's Tale
The Wife of Bath's Tale
The Nun Priest's Tale
The Knight's Tale
16
Alisoun, Absolon, and John are all characters from which tale?
The Pardoner's Tale
The Friar's Tale
The Miller's Tale
The Wife of Bath's Tale
17
What is an allegory?
Writing that represents a hidden/deeper message
A reference to something else (a historical event, person, place, etc)
The lesson of a story
The reccuring message in a story
18
In "The Wife of Bath's Tale," what morals does the old hag talk about?
Marriage and fidelity
Status and wealth
All of the choices
Beauty and age
19
What allusion is made in "The Miller's Tale?"
The biblical allusion to the Virgin Mary
The biblical allusion to Noah's Flood
The historical allusion to the plague
The historical allusion to the Renaissance

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