This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT true about the characters in the prologue? A) Some are honorable, while others are corrupt or deceptive. B) They are all members of the clergy. C) They represent all different social classes, from high to low. D) They are all on the same pilgrimage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are all members of the clergy. 2. How many short stories made up the Canterbury Tales? A) 24. B) 2. C) 42. D) 34. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 24. 3. What season is described in the opening lines of The Canterbury Tales General Prologue? A) Summer. B) Winter. C) Spring. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spring. 4. Harry Bailey, the inn keeper, suggests the characters in the Canterbury Tales have a contest ..... who can tell the best story ..... two on the way to Canterbury Cathedral, and two on the way back. What is the prize for the best story? A) 100 shillings. B) Dinner. C) A gold coin. D) A three night stay at the inn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dinner. 5. I diagnose people based on their zodiac sign & they MUST pay me in gold ..... Who Am I? A) Summoner. B) Doctor. C) Franklin. D) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doctor. 6. He had an ulcer on his knee. A) Friar. B) Franklin. C) Cook. D) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cook. 7. Which character had perfect dinner time manners? A) Friar. B) Squire. C) Oxford Cleric. D) Monk. E) Nun. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Nun. 8. Which of the following did NOT make up part of the Middle Class during the Middle Ages? A) Merchant. B) Knight. C) Student. D) Doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knight. 9. A line of iambic pentameter contains how many iambic feet? A) Four. B) Five. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Five. 10. Who "never yet a boorish thing had said in all his life to any, come what might" ? A) Yeoman. B) Squire. C) Wife of Bath. D) Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knight. 11. It is fitting that the Pardoner relates this grim tale because he, of all the pilgrims, A) Has the greatest fear of dying violently on the pilgrimage. B) Has just witnessed such greed and how it affects people. C) Is just as greedy for money as the subject of his tale. D) Is a holy man who does not care for the things of this world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is just as greedy for money as the subject of his tale. 12. The Old Man in "The Pardoner's Tale" is actually Death, but the rioters don't know this. This is an example of: A) Situational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic irony. 13. The little boy ..... his mom and dad to buy a puppy for him. A) Implored. B) Castigated. C) Croned. D) Bequeathed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implored. 14. What directive does the Host give the characters at the end of the Prologue? A) He asks them for donations to help support his Inn. B) He asks them to judge the story he is about to tell. C) He tells them to let him go on the trip for free. D) He tells them to tell stories on the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He tells them to tell stories on the trip. 15. Chaucer uses the Wife of Bath to ..... A) Represent a progressive view of "a woman's place in the world". B) Represent why women can't be trusted. C) Represent the dangers of a woman's wit. D) Represent a traditional view of "a woman's place in the world". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Represent a progressive view of "a woman's place in the world". 16. Assuming that boys are better at math than girls is ..... A) Maelstrom. B) Keen. C) Misogynistic. D) Overt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misogynistic. 17. Feels quality of grain with thumb before stealing it A) The Squire. B) The Summoner. C) The Miller. D) The Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Miller. 18. A.K.A. Harry Bailey; proposes telling the stories to and from Canterbury A) Cook. B) Miller. C) Geoffrey Chaucer. D) Host. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Host. 19. Extremely holy; likened to Jesus Christ A) The plowman. B) The Monk. C) The Friar. D) The Parson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Parson. 20. "knew London ale by its flavor"; had a seeping ulcer A) Forgive. B) Reeve. C) Mancople. D) Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cook. 21. He kept a table ready for guests and was generous. A) Forgive. B) Friar. C) Parson. D) Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Franklin. 22. He carted dung as a part of his job. A) Reeve. B) Miller. C) Plowman. D) Yeoman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plowman. 23. How does Chaucer use a religious pilgrimage in his story? A) He uses a pilgrimage to display all segments of Medieval England. B) He uses a pilgrimage to shame the host. C) He uses a pilgrimage to meet women. D) He uses a pilgrimage to show how the feudal order is effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He uses a pilgrimage to display all segments of Medieval England. 24. Which of these quotes suggest that the Knight is a good fighter? A) And though that he were worthy, he was wys, / And of his port as meeke as is a mayde.'. B) 'And foughten for oure feith at Tramyssene / In lystes thries, and ay slayn his foo.'. C) 'Ful worthy was he in his lordes werre'. D) 'He was a verray, parfit, gentil knyght.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'And foughten for oure feith at Tramyssene / In lystes thries, and ay slayn his foo.'. 25. What is the definition of absolution? A) Act of freeing someone of sin or criminal charge. B) Absolutely correct. C) Finding a solution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Act of freeing someone of sin or criminal charge. 26. What is the rooster's name A) Chanticleer. B) Pertelote. C) Chancellor. D) Chance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chanticleer. 27. How does indirect characterization help in understanding a character in The Canterbury Tales? A) Indirect characterization is not important in understanding a character in The Canterbury Tales. B) Indirect characterization only reveals a character's physical appearance in The Canterbury Tales. C) Indirect characterization is only used to describe the setting in The Canterbury Tales. D) Indirect characterization reveals a character's traits, motivations, and personality through their actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indirect characterization reveals a character's traits, motivations, and personality through their actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters. 28. How is a Friar and a Monk Different from eachother? A) A Friar is a part of society while a Monk is secluded from society. B) A Monk is a part of society while a Friar is secluded from society. C) They wear different clothes. D) They are the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Friar is a part of society while a Monk is secluded from society. 29. The suffix-able means ..... (for example washable or likeable) A) Can be done; having particular quality. B) Lacking sufficient qualities. C) Education. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can be done; having particular quality. 30. This type of style is a type of hybrid clothing. It's a combination of athletic wear and casual wear and provides comfort in other settings such as the workplace. A) Y2K Style. B) Formal. C) Grunge. D) Athleisure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Athleisure. 31. Whose appearance was so horrifying that "children were afraid when he appeared" ? A) Summoner. B) Forgive. C) Friar. D) Carpenter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summoner. 32. One who behaves criminally or viciously A) Recrimination. B) Prattle. C) Iniquity. D) Conundrum. E) Miscreant. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Miscreant. 33. Which church member is described as being overly kind and overly well-mannered, while also singing during church services? A) Woman of Bath. B) Nun. C) Cook. D) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nun. 34. What is being satirized in the story? A) The power of gods. B) The chivalry of knights. C) The literary elements of storytelling. D) The savageness of war. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The chivalry of knights. 35. This group included Bishops, Priests, Monks and Nuns. A) Tradesmen. B) Guildsmen. C) Nobles. D) Clergy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clergy. 36. What was the wife of bath skilled at? A) Selling goods. B) Raising Children. C) Making clothes. D) Riding Horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making clothes. 37. As the pilgrims prepare for their journey, the host of the Inn, sets a challenge for each pilgrim to tell A) Four stories on the way to Canterbury and four stories on the return trip. B) Tell one story going and one story on the return. C) Tell two stories on the way to Canterbury and two on the return trip. D) Tell two stories on the way to Canterbury. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tell two stories on the way to Canterbury and two on the return trip. 38. This style of dress was inspired by culture and represents racial, national or religious heritage. A) Ethnic. B) Sporty. C) Kawaii. D) Vintage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethnic. 39. Who does this describe? "I am in charge of getting provisions for colleges. I am not educated, but I am smarter than those that are." A) Summoner. B) Cook. C) Master. D) Reeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Master. 40. Golden hair like flax, helps people get rid of their sin (by paying money) A) Reeve. B) Shopkeeper. C) Yeoman. D) Forgive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forgive. 41. Who are the main characters of the Pardoner's Tale? A) Three Ruffians. B) The Pardoner. C) The 23 Pilgrims Traveling Together. D) An Old Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three Ruffians. 42. This type of narration is used in the tales told by pilgrims. A) Third-person narration. B) First-person narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third-person narration. 43. "She'd been respectable throughout her life, With five churched husbands bringing joy and strife, Not counting other company in youth." A) Nun. B) Host. C) Wife of Bath. D) Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wife of Bath. 44. The variety of the characters gives us an extensive view of Chaucer's society. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. "Their wisdom would have justified a plan / To make each one an alderman;" A) Plowman. B) Guildsmen. C) Oxford Cleric. D) Sergeant-at-Laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guildsmen. 46. What were they going to Canterbury to see? A) The narrator. B) The archbishop. C) The shrine of Thomas a Becket. D) The sights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The shrine of Thomas a Becket. 47. Extremely religious; pious A) Courteous. B) Frugal. C) Prudent. D) Devout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Devout. 48. Which pictures shows pottage? A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 49. What is most likely true of the speaker's opinion of members of the clergy? A) He finds a number of them insincere and greedy. B) He is in awe of their good faith. C) He is indifferent towards them and their beliefs. D) He respects their work but not their beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He finds a number of them insincere and greedy. 50. Who or what transmitted and preserved culture, was the chief teacher, publisher, and librarian in the Medieval Period? A) Geoffrey Chaucer. B) Harold II. C) The Church. D) Duke William of Normandy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Church. 51. Geoffrey plans to go on a ..... A) Walk to war. B) Hike. C) Cruise overseas. D) Pilgrimage to Canterbury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pilgrimage to Canterbury. 52. Who does the Nun like to care for and help? A) Animals. B) The poor. C) The Pope. D) The Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animals. 53. His description included a metaphor about gold and iron. A) Master. B) Friar. C) Parson. D) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parson. 54. Thomas Becket was killed by A) Another archbishop. B) King Henry II. C) The knights of King Henry II. D) Churchgoers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The knights of King Henry II. 55. How does the Pardoner keep up his extravagant lifestyle? A) His church pays for all his expenses. B) The Pope gives him money to spend. C) He sells authentic holy relics from Rome. D) He tells stories to make people buy pardons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He tells stories to make people buy pardons. 56. You will have to have a ..... with your guidance counselor before you complete your senior year. A) Castigation. B) Parley. C) Bequeath. D) Avarice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parley. 57. Where are the travelers going? A) To the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket. B) To the shrine of Mary. C) To find the holy grail. D) To see the Pope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket. 58. Summarize the story of the shipmates. A) One shipmate wanted to steal the others and the both perished. B) Both shipmates loved the same woman, and fought a duel for her. C) One shipmate had a dream they would be killed at sea if they left on a certain date. D) A Pardoner told them to make a large offfering to the church. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One shipmate had a dream they would be killed at sea if they left on a certain date. 59. Which character in 'The Canterbury Tales' is a corrupt clergyman who is more interested in making money than in serving the poor? A) The Clerk. B) The Friar. C) The Man of Law. D) The Pardoner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Friar. 60. I would tell the pardoner, "No, I do not want your useless ..... !" A) Maladies. B) Dirks. C) Confessions. D) Relics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relics. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesChaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 1Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 2Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 3Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 4Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 5Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 6Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 7Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books