This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This pilgrim is a wealthy weaver, has a gap between her teeth, is slightly deaf, and has been married five times. A) Nun. B) Merchant. C) Wife of Bath. D) Yeoman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wife of Bath. 2. The purpose of the Prologue is to A) Reveal the narrator's thoughts. B) Analyze religious customs. C) Introduce the cast of characters. D) Describe London during the Middle Ages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduce the cast of characters. 3. He was the first to use ..... in his literary works A) The dialect of London, which gradually became standard English. B) Latin. C) Old English and French. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dialect of London, which gradually became standard English. 4. Which character knew every court case by heart? A) Oxford Cleric. B) Franklin. C) Merchant. D) Sergeant at Law. E) Yeoman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sergeant at Law. 5. What is the definition of hallow? A) A run-on line, a poetic structure in which both the grammatical structure and sense continue past the end of the line. B) Incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate. C) Honor as holy. D) Sly or cunning intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honor as holy. 6. What happens at the end of "The Wife of Bath's" tale? A) The old woman becomes young and beautiful. B) The old woman stays old and loyal. C) The old woman leaves the Knight. D) The old woman beheads the Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The old woman becomes young and beautiful. 7. What was the name of the inn keeper at the Tabard Inn? A) Harvey Jones. B) Henry Smith. C) Harry Bailey. D) Howard Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harry Bailey. 8. What was the only thing that filled the void in The Doctor's heart? A) Gold. B) Jewels. C) Women. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gold. 9. True or fale:The Miller is a thief who often takes 3x the money that is owed him. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 10. To what did Pertelote attribute the dream? A) She said he listened to too many fables. B) She said he must have indigestion. C) She said they were signs from heaven and must be listened to. D) She said he wasn't getting enough rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said he must have indigestion. 11. Explain the significance of the Latin Phrase "Woman is Man's delight and all his bliss" A) Woman is man's worst enemy. B) Man can't live without woman. C) Chanticleer doesn't realize he is proposing marriage to Pertelote. D) Chanticleer is telling him he loves her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woman is man's worst enemy. 12. The knight and squire fit into which division of Medieval society? A) Church. B) Merchant class. C) Nobility. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nobility. 13. Which character in 'The Canterbury Tales' is known for his love of gold and money? A) The Pardoner. B) The Knight. C) The Squire. D) The Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Pardoner. 14. Both he and his horse were skinny. A) Student/Oxford Cleric. B) Parson. C) Knight. D) Squire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Student/Oxford Cleric. 15. What kind of story is "The Canterbury Tales" ? A) Parable. B) Aesop's tale. C) Frame tale. D) Epic poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frame tale. 16. The monk did not want to follow the rules of his profession and showed ..... for his superiors. A) Agility. B) Disdain. C) Virtue. D) Mode. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disdain. 17. Who is Geoffrey Chaucer? A) Author of The Canterbury Tales. B) Author of Taming of the Shrew. C) Author of Tales of the Yesteryears. D) Author of The Bible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author of The Canterbury Tales. 18. What does the term 'palmers' refer to in the context of the text? A) Pilgrims who have visited the Holy Land. B) A type of religious song. C) A religious ceremony. D) A type of dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pilgrims who have visited the Holy Land. 19. The Canterbury Tales gives us false and unrealistic ideas about the social classes during this time. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. A word that describes a noun or pronoun A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 21. Middle English is a hybrid of the following languages: A) German, Spanish, and French. B) French, German, and Latin. C) French, Latin, and Italian. D) German, Gaelic, and French. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French, German, and Latin. 22. What kind of allegory is "The Pardoner's Tale" ? A) Historical. B) Comedy. C) Religious. D) An example. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An example. 23. Who are Recite and Palamon in love with? A) Emelye. B) Absalom. C) Theseus. D) Each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emelye. 24. If you need to be discreet when you are talking to someone, you should A) Talk in an office with a closed door. B) Talk in Walmart. C) Talk in the classroom. D) Talk in the cafeteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talk in an office with a closed door. 25. Was the wife of bath romantic in her youth? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 26. Which character from The Canterbury Tales makes money by scamming people with fake relics? A) The Pardoner. B) The Friar. C) The Knight. D) The Parson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Pardoner. 27. What is the definition of morality tale? A) A story that illustrates a moral about right and wrong. B) The act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth. C) The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. D) A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A story that illustrates a moral about right and wrong. 28. What is 'direct characterization?' A) Uses actions, thoughts, dialogue to reveal a character's personality. B) Presents a direct statement about a story. C) Presents a direct statement about a character. D) Uses actions, thoughts, dialogue to reveal a theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presents a direct statement about a character. 29. Had a "mouth like a furnace, " and was a big barrel-chested character; wart on his nose A) Shopkeeper. B) Merchant. C) Skipper. D) Miller. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miller. 30. "Yet, and for all he was a philosopher, He had but little gold within his coffer." A) Master. B) Oxford Cleric. C) Parson. D) Host. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxford Cleric. 31. In the Prologue, what happens when it rains? A) The drought pierces the root. B) Zephyrus eke with his sweet breath. C) Showers pierce the roots of flowering plants. D) Small birds make melody and fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Showers pierce the roots of flowering plants. 32. How many stories was Chaucer PLANNING to write for The Canterbury Tales? A) 120. B) 40. C) 22 and 2 half finished ones. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 120. 33. How many stories does each character have to tell? A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 34. The knight, who had won many bouts of hand-to-hand combat, was obviously very ..... A) Diligent. B) Coy. C) Hardy. D) Personable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hardy. 35. The Canterbury Tales was originally written in which language? A) Old English. B) French. C) Middle English. D) Elizabethan English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Middle English. 36. In the Prologue, Chaucer's main objective is ..... A) Introduce the characters. B) Share the plot. C) Describe the conclusion. D) Describe the scenery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduce the characters. 37. She had "excellent" table manners. A) Wife of Bath. B) Prioress. C) Franklin. D) Reeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prioress. 38. The best high-school dictionary A) Collins. B) Google. C) Oxford English Dictionary. D) Merriam-Webster. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Merriam-Webster. 39. What is the definition of romance? A) The act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth. B) A narrative genre in literature that involves a mysterious, adventurous, or spiritual story line where the focus is on a quest that involves bravery and strong values. C) A journey to a shrine or a sacred place. D) Writing that ridicules or holds up to contempt the faults of individuals or groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A narrative genre in literature that involves a mysterious, adventurous, or spiritual story line where the focus is on a quest that involves bravery and strong values. 40. Which character spoke French? A) Nun. B) Yeoman. C) Merchant. D) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nun. 41. Longest tale in Canterbury tales A) The knight's tale. B) Miller's speech. C) Cook's tale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The knight's tale. 42. True or False:A Miller is a person who sells ale in the Middle Ages A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. Which tale is about a talking falcon? A) The Squire's Tale. B) The Cannon's Yeoman's Tale. C) The Nun's Priest Tale. D) The Franklin's Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Squire's Tale. 44. Which of the following best describes the cook? A) Very fancy dresser, always wanted to be first at the alter to give her offering, well-traveled, married 5 times. B) Big, brawny, tells dirty tavern stories, he is strong and plays the bagpipes. C) Has an oozing ulcer on his knee, questionable hygiene, great cook. D) Very poor, ideal parish priest, well-educated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has an oozing ulcer on his knee, questionable hygiene, great cook. 45. What is the definition of boorish? A) The act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth. B) Rough and bad-mannered; coarse. C) A journey to a shrine or a sacred place. D) A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rough and bad-mannered; coarse. 46. In "The Knight's Tale, " after the two knights, Arcite and Palamon, are captured from war, where are they taken (7)? A) To a prison tower. B) To get married. C) Back home. D) To live with the king in Athens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To a prison tower. 47. What is the definition of buffoon? A) A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. B) The act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth. C) The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. D) A journey to a shrine or a sacred place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. 48. What are the literary devices used in Canterbury Tales? A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Religious Correption. D) All the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the Above. 49. Which of the following is NOT something brought in with the strange knight? A) A gold ring. B) A glass mirror. C) A colorful bird. D) A brass horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A colorful bird. 50. A serf was similar to a ..... A) Royal. B) Wave. C) Knight. D) Slave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slave. 51. Which character in 'The Canterbury Tales' is known for his ability to play the bagpipes? A) The Squire. B) The Knight. C) The Monk. D) The Miller. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Miller. 52. To reveal unintentionally or intentionally A) Betray. B) Temporal. C) Clemency. D) Sovereign. E) Prescience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Betray. 53. Which of the following is NOT considered a Moral Virtue? A) Forgiveness. B) Generosity. C) Humility. D) Pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pride. 54. How are the journeyers going to entertain themselves as they travel? A) By praying. B) By playing I spy. C) By telling stories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By telling stories. 55. Geoffrey Chaucer spoke many languages but chose to write the Canterbury Tales in A) Latin. B) Italian. C) English. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) English. 56. Who is an excellent singer and knew every innkeeper and barmaid in every town A) Physician. B) Shipman. C) Friar. D) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Friar. 57. What season is described in the opening passage of The Canterbury Tales? A) Summer. B) Winter. C) Spring. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spring. 58. The theme of the prologue is A) Practice what you preach. B) Death is inevitable. C) Money can buy happiness. D) ''Radix malorum est cupiditas '' The love of money is the root of all evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ''Radix malorum est cupiditas '' The love of money is the root of all evil. 59. Even though I'm in training to be a knight, I still enjoy playing my flute, singing, & dancing ..... Who am I? A) Narrator. B) Knight. C) Squire. D) King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Squire. 60. Brother to the Plowman A) The Reeve. B) The Monk. C) The Reeve. D) The Parson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Parson. ← 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