Chaucer Quiz Review

Question 1

The pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales

Accepted Answer

were on their way to the shrine of Thomas a' Becket

Question 2

Chaucer deeply respected how the church operated during the medieval times.

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False

Question 3

The monk and the friar both have what in common?

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Their wealth and self-indulgence.

Question 4

The Canterbury Tales were published in Chaucer's lifetime.

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False

Question 5

In the Wife of Bath's tale, what does the old crone say about poverty?

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It shows you who your real friends are.

Question 6

Chaucer lived during the

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1300s

Question 7

In the Wife of Bath's Tale, what does the old crone say about poverty?

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It helps a person prioritize.

Question 8

A code of behaving courageously, honorably, courteously, justly, and kindly.

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Chivalry

Question 9

Wife of Bath's Tale: What was the queen's question for the knight?

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What do women most desire?

Question 10

A smaller story, or stories, told within a larger story.

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Frame Story

Question 11

"The Monk's sleeves were garnished at the hand with fine gray fur, the finest in the land"

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Indirect characterization

Question 12

A government with the king at the top, nobility in the middle, and peasants/serfs at the bottom

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feudalim

Question 13

Humorously making fun of something in the attempt to promote positive change

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Satire

Question 14

Wife of Bath's Tale: What DID women want?

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to rule over men

Question 15

The Nun/Prioress cared more about her pets than about suffering people.

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True

Question 16

"The Wife of Bath had 5 husbands all at the church door - apart from other company in youth"

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Indirect characterization

Question 17

Wife of Bath's Tale: Once the knight told his crone wife that he would do whatever she said

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she turned into a beautiful young woman

Question 18

The Miller is smoooooooth with the ladies.

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No, they detest him 'cause he's ugly and brutish.

Question 19

The pilgrims were to tell

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two stories on the way TO the shrine and two on the way BACK

Question 20

Which is true of the knight from Chaucer's Prologue (NOT from the Wife of Bath's Tale)?

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He was just and good

Question 21

Iambic pentameter (10 syllable line characterized by the unstressed/stressed syllabic pattern)

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is used throughout The Canterbury Tales

Question 22

What is the name of the plague that decimated the population during the medieval times?

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The Black Death

Question 23

In the Pardoner's Tale

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the rioters disrespect the elderly

Question 24

The Crusades were an attempt by the English to take

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Jerusalem from the Turks

Question 25

"Chuck Norris can twitch his nose and lay out John Cena."

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Indirect characterization

Question 26

An iamb is

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an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

Question 27

"The Miller's beard, like any sow or fox, was red."

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Indirect characterization

Question 28

In the Wife of Bath's Tale, the knight...

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raped a girl

Question 29

The Pardoner was an honest man who sincerely believed he was helping forgive people's sins.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

Wife of Bath's Tale: The old woman said a true gentleman

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is kind and generous to all

Question 31

In the Pardoner's Tale, the rioters

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blasphemed constantly.

Question 32

The knight from the Wife of Bath's Tale is the same knight from Chaucer's Prologue.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

The Cook is actually pretty darn good at cooking.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

Wife of Bath's Tale: On the way back to see the queen, the knight met

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an ugly, old crone

Question 35

"Tithe" most nearly means

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give money regularly to the church.

Question 36

"Avarice" most nearly means

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greed.

Question 37

Which is true of Chaucer's Wife of Bath?

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She was pretty good at manipulating men

Question 38

Which of the following is not part of the ecclesiastical class?

Accepted Answer

knight

Question 39

Wife of Bath's Tale: How long did the knight have to find an answer to the queen's question?

Accepted Answer

A year and a day

Question 40

In The Wife of Bath's Tale, what does the old crone say about poverty?

Accepted Answer

It can enrich a person's relationships wth God and man

Chaucer Quiz Review

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Chaucer Quiz Review

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