The Host challenges the pilgrims to tell the best story. The winner gets...

a feast paid for by the other pilgrims

The Miller cheated his customers by...

Skimping the amount of grain he ground up for them

What is the Manciple's main responsibility?

Look after a dormitory of law students

Which of the Yeoman's possessions imply that he cares about his image?

peacock feather arrows and silver St. Christopher medal

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize

How does the Wife of Bath show off her piousness (religiousness)?

She is always the first to give at church & has gone on several pilgrimages

The Friar (Hubert) does all of the following, except:

steals from the weekly church collections

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Canterbury Tales Prologue

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1
What style is The Canterbury Tales written in?
Prose poetry
Limerick
Free Verse
Iambic pentameter
2
The Merchant is secretly in deep debt.
True
False
3
The Host challenges the pilgrims to tell the best story. The winner gets...
a feast paid for by the other pilgrims
a sack of gold
to ride the finest horses back from Canterbury
possession of the Tabard Inn
4
The Reeve is the go-between for...
farmers and peasants
kings and servants
lords and serfs
the pope and priests
5
The Miller cheated his customers by...
Overcharging them for bread
Charging them to use his millstone and oven
Skimping the amount of grain he ground up for them
Mixing pebbles into their grain
6
Chaucer believes the Skipper is a moral, kindly man.
True
False
7
All of the following are considered the most moral characters, except:
the friar
the parson
the knight
the plowman
8
What is the Manciple's main responsibility?
Look after a dormitory of law students
Buy and sell goods for his lord
Serve on the court as a law expert
Preach the Gospel to those in his community
9
Which of the Yeoman's possessions imply that he cares about his image?
peacock feather arrows and silver St. Christopher medal
shining sword and shield
forking beard and beaver hat
parti-colored coat and silken belt
10
The Squire is the Yeoman's son.
False
True
11
What is the Oxford Cleric obsessed with?
His peacock feather arrows
Books and learning
His appearance and manners
Animals of all shapes and sizes
12
What is satire?
analysis of character's appearances
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
a literary device similar to a metaphor or simile
13
How does the Wife of Bath show off her piousness (religiousness)?
She left her husband to become a nun
She preaches with the nuns in her spare time
She prays loudly at the front of her church so all can hear
She is always the first to give at church & has gone on several pilgrimages
14
What does the Doctor rely on when diagnosing his patients?
His medicinal books
The availability of herbs
God's divine intervention
Astronomy and astrology
15
The pilgrims are journeying to Canterbury to...
bury their friend's body
visit Thomas Becket's grave
give thanks to God
stretch their legs
16
Which of these is not one of the tradesmen on the journey to Canterbury?
a dyer
a weaver
a haberdasher
a candle-maker
17
What is a Franklin?
a member of the courts
wealthy landowner
a lowly member of the church
a relative of Ben Franklin
18
Chaucer criticizes the Prioress's obsession with appearance.
True
False
19
The Friar (Hubert) does all of the following, except:
steals from the weekly church collections
sweet talks widows into giving him money
charges people to hear their confessions
marry off girls he gets into trouble
20
Which pilgrim was the Summoner's companion?
the cook
the squire
the serjeant of the law
the pardoner

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