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1
Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
William Shakespeare
John Milton
Unknown poet
Geoffrey Chaucer
2
This pilgrim sang, had long, yellow hair, and carried a bunch of false relics to sell.
The Pardoner
The Prioress Nun
The Friar
The Summoner
3
What is the Pardoner's maxim?
"Money is the root of all evil.
Greed is a necessary evil.
Every man falls short of the glory of God.
You will reap what you sow.
4
Who is honored in the Canterbury Cathedral?
St. Thomas a Becket
St. Francis
St. Patrick
St. Augustine
5
This pilgrim wore a wide hat and had been married five times.
The Shipman
The Cook
The Host
The Wife of Bath
6
She spoke French, was dainty and pleasant, and the picture of medieval beauty.
Cook
Wife of Bath
Weaver
Prioress Nun
7
What plan did the two other youths make to kill the one when he returned from town?
They would set him on fire.
One would distract him and the other would stab him.
They would cut off his head while he slept.
They would ambush him and tie him up.
8
He has been in many battles. He was true and gentle. Who is he?
The Merchant
The Knight
The Yeoman
Sergeant of the Law
9
What is the debt the old woman claims the knight owes her? The knight has to...
marry her.
take her to her homeland safely.
to marry the woman he originally raped.
pay her a large sum of money.
10
What is the literary term for when a reader knows more than the characters do?
All of the above
Situational irony
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
11
Who did the narrator meet at the Tabard Inn?
St.Thomas Becket
Archbishopof Canterbury
Kingof England
29 pilgrims
12
What does the Queen ask the Knight?
Who created Heaven and Earth?
Why did you commit rape?
Who is your father?
What do women want most?
13
In the Wife of Bath's Tale, a lusty knight is walking through the woods and he ____ a maiden.
murders
befriends
rapes
falls in love and proposes to
14
Canterbury Tales is famous for being
a great novel
a frame story
written in Latin
both A and B
15
He was hideous and smelly with whelks on his face, children ran from him.
Cook
Summoner
Pardoner
Knight
16
In what month does the pilgrimage begin?
November
August
April
January
17
Originally, how many tales were supposed to have been written?
120
30
60
24
18
Why did one friend leave the hill to go in to town?
He went to buy bread and wine to enjoy while they wait.
He went to scout for robbers.
He went to buy a horse to carry the load.
He went to provide an alibi for the others.
19
The old hag teaches the knight
how to be good in bed
to respect all women in his social class
how to win another girl's heart
that her age, class, and looks are benefits to him
20
What is the theme of the Wife of Bath's tale?
Women never know exactly what they want.
Knights cannot be trusted.
Men should always submit to their wives.
Sometimes wisdom comes in unattractive packages.
21
His name was Harry Bailey. He was manly, good-natured, and happy.
The Shipman
The Franklin
The Host
The Knight
22
Why was everyone at The Tabard Inn?
recuperating from the Bubonic plague
tocelebrate the baptism of the King's youngest son
ontheir way making a pilgrimage to Canterbury
waitingfor the King's soldiers to come and escort them
23
This pilgrim was truly Christ-like; patient, giving, and practiced what he preached.
Friar
Pardoner
Parson
Monk
24
A short anecdote or story that illustrates a particular moral point is a
metaphor
frame tale
satire
exemplum
25
Which pilgrim's tale is told first?
The Wife of Bath
The Knight
The Pardoner
The Miller
26
What did the 3 friends find under the tree?
They found eight bushels of gold.
They found three beautiful women waiting for them.
They found jewelry and golden swords.
They found a bag full of jewels.
27
Which literary device best describes how the pardoner absolves people of avarice?
onomatopoeia
metaphor
foreshadowing
irony
28
What agreement did the three rioters make at the tavern?
Agreed to hunt down Death.
Agreed to stop all sin within a hundred miles of the tavern.
Agreed to go with the Pardoner and earn money for church.
Agree to stop rioting if the Pardoner could find them wives.
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He was the son of the Knight, in his twenties, agile, strong, and happy-go-lucky.
Reeve
Squire
Pardoner
Plowman
