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Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 16 (60 MCQs)

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1. "He spoke with notions out right pompously, Stressing the times when he had won, not lost."
2. I know all the taverns (bars) from every town. I keep trinkets in my pockets for all the pretty girls.
3. Define the genre 'fabliaux.'
4. The pilgrim who apparently knew and used love potions as
5. What is the name of the carpenter in the Miller's Tale?
6. Which travelers does the narrator want to describe?
7. What does the knight do to his opponents in battle?
8. Pardoner's Sold ..... during the time the Canterbury Tales was written.
9. He had a red face full of sores. He ate onions and drank too much. He would take bribes, had a garland of flowers on his head, and held a cake like a shield.
10. Written in 17 lines in Old English
11. How did the author, Chaucer, feel about the church?
12. This person is in training to be a knight.
13. Which character wore a beaver hat and boots?
14. Who wrote the original version of The Canterbury Tales?
15. Was the plowman a good person?
16. How is the parson different than the other pilgrims?
17. Which is NOT a type of irony?
18. The Middle English and Modern English have similar pronunciation
19. The Sergeant at the Law is known to be very dishonest and a liar.
20. The knight complaint on the wedding night that
21. -Likes young girls-dirty old man-bad breath-wears a garland around their head
22. This person's job is to sell indulgences (pardons) that forgive people for their sins.
23. Which of the following tales is a fabliau?
24. Which character was known for the many battles he fought in?
25. What problem does the knight encounter during his quest?
26. In the Wife of Bath, What does the knight tell the queen that women truly want?
27. How did Chanticleer escape?
28. A person, place, thing, or idea
29. The Canterbury Tales is an example of what type of story?
30. What is the definition of motley?
31. Which honorific title has been given to Geoffrey Chaucer?
32. "A wrangler and buffoon ..... He was a master-hand at stealing grain."
33. The gallantry, honor, and courtesy expected of knight is called-
34. Harry Bailey, the Host of the Tabard Inn, suggested that the pilgrims do this to pass the time on the road.
35. Why does Chaucer let us know that he cannot remember the Merchant's name?
36. Which character follows the code of chivalry?
37. Action, process, or the result of an action or process
38. What did the manciple do?
39. What is the occupation of the character described as 'churlish'?
40. I would rather spend my money on books than eat.
41. Why are all of the characters together in The Canterbury Tales?
42. The miser was ..... He hoarded his money and never spent it or gave any to charity.
43. What is direct characterization in literature?
44. Choose the SYNONYM for coy
45. Who would steal money from his friends to buy a book and "thanks them thus for paying for his learning" ?
46. Entertain means .....
47. Which Canterbury Tales pilgrim prepares food and has an ulcer on his knee?
48. Any trip made to visit a respected place or person to seek something important.
49. She has ..... eyesight and read the newspaper from across the room!
50. "He knew the taverns well ..... Better than lepers, beggars and that crew"
51. Who "sent prisoners home, they walked the plank"
52. The Canterbury Tales is an example of a story within a story or a
53. They usually only had one set of clothing that was almost never washed.
54. Burly, overcharged for his grain-not a nice person
55. What was Pertelote's suggested remedy?
56. I cry when I see a mouse caught in a trap. Who am I?
57. The Canterbury Tales is a story within a story.
58. What does the Squire wear?
59. Which character thought there should be sea police?
60. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer was written in the vernacular. What does that mean?
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