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Canterbury Tales Prologue
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Chaucer is best known as
the father of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The father of English Literature
the writer of several Italian sonnets
the best English writer of French tales
2
Only devout churchman in the group
Pardoner
Summoner
Parson
Friar
3
Honest, kind, helpful, pays tithes when due
Plowman
Pardoner
Knight
Parson
4
Season of the year the pilgrimage takes place
Winter
Summer
Fall
Spring
5
Modest, quiet, dainty, dresses well and wears jewelry
Wife of Bath
Host
Pardoner
Prioress
6
Pilgrims often went in groups on their pilgrimages for safety.
False
True
7
Who defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
William the Conqueror
King Henry VII
King Alfred the Great
The Knights Templar
8
Is in debt and would like trade routes to be protected
Reeve
Manciple
Franklin
Merchant
9
What were the Christian wars against the Muslims called?
the Inquisition
The Purgings
the Hundred Years Wars
The Crusades
10
Lecherous, scarred, bad breath, and scary to children
Pardoner
Squire
Summoner
Knight
11
Connoisseur of food and wine who insisted on food available all day
Guild
Prioress
Monk
Franklin
12
Well practiced in the art of love and has been on three pilgrimages to Jerusalem
Pardoner
Merchant
Wife of Bath
Knight
13
Wart on nose with a filthy mouth and is a good wrestler
Yeoman
Parson
Summoner
Miller
14
Knowledgeable and skilled, impressively dressed, silver knives, new wealth
Guild
Host
Wife of Bath
HosPrioress
15
In reference to the Seven Deadly Sins, which of the following is another word for
sloth?
greed
anger
laziness
lust
16
The idea of a story within a story was used before in
Beowulf
The Seafarer
The Bible
The Arabian Nights
17
Shrewd, knows all of the tricks, employees fear him, lends his boss money
Friar
Reeve
Pardoner
Summoner
18
despite the lack of learning is smarter than lawyers
Merchant
Miller
Manciple
Reeve
19
The pilgrims are traveling to
Jerusalem
Castletown
Canterbury
London
20
Represents the Old Order of chivalry and is very experienced?
Squire
Yeoman
Skipper
Knight
21
The shrine at their destination is dedicated to
Thomas a' Becket
Mary
the Crusades
Jesus
22
A lawyer with an excellent memory but fraudulently sells land
Sergeant-at-the -Law
Franklin
Reeve
Plowman
23
can tell the kind of beer by taste, has a sore on his knee
Summoner
Miller
Cook
Pardoner
24
In reference to the Seven Deadly Sins, which is another word for
avarice?
pride
anger
laziness
greed
25
Poor but knowledgeable, loves to spend money on books
Oxford Cleric
Squire
Sergeant-at-the-Law
Manciple
26
Most medieval dramas were based upon _________?
the Italian Renaissance
Bible stories
historical documents
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
27
Chaucer intended for each pilgrim to tell how many stories?
One
Four
Two
Three
28
What vows did Nuns and Monks usually take?
chastity, obedience, silence
poverty, obedience, silence
poverty, chastity, silence
poverty, chastity, obedience
29
Wears all green and is a forester during peace times
Yeoman
Merchant
Squire
Knight
30
Carries a bag of fake relics, loves the offeratory song, beardless
Summoner
Parson
Pardoner
Wife of Bath
31
The inn that the pilgrims depart from is known as
The Southwark
The Tabard Inn
The London Broil
The Cake and Ale
32
How many tales did Chaucer actually write?
16
2
120
24
33
Handsome, well-dressed, loves impressing the women
Oxford Cleric
Squire
Friar
Merchant
34
Well read in field, atheist, wealthy and miserly
Merchant
Parson
Doctor
Franklin
35
Leader of the games as well as the general referee
Plowman
Monk
Parson
Host
36
Ruthless, tanned, knowledgeable but steals wine
Skipper
Reeve
Monk
Franklin
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Loves hunting most of all, wears fine fur and has good horses
Friar
Sergeant-at-the-Law
Merchant
Monk
