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Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the term for a religious journey?
2. Each pilgrim was supposed to tell how many stories total?
3. She was Madame Eglantyne.
4. Which character is extremely good at his job, but also motivated by greed?
5. What secret does The Merchant hide?
6. What does avarice mean?
7. Does the Knight choose for the old woman to by ugly but loyal, or young and beautiful but unfaithful?
8. In exchange for giving the Knight the correct answer AND saving his life, what does the hag want?
9. A word that describes a verb
10. William felt the land was his by right of conquest and that he was free to deed the land to his ..... expecting obedience and service in return.
11. What's the name of the inn where the journey starts?
12. Who did the narrator meet at the Tabbard Inn?
13. Knew the innkeepers and barmaids in every town
14. How many tales did Chaucer actually complete?
15. What is an example of direct characterization?
16. The narrative poem begins in London with a group of pilgrims who wish to travel to-
17. In ..... the Black Death kills off 1/3 of the population
18. Who does this describe? "I am a seamstress by occupation and an 'expert' at marriage. I am also partially deaf."
19. Which character trades items and relics that do not necessarily belong to him?
20. Which character in 'The Canterbury Tales' is known for stealing grain?
21. The characters are together because of .....
22. The canterbury tales are a collection of short stories
23. Married 5 times; went on many pilgrimages; wears red stockings; has gapped teeth
24. Which statement most accurately reflects the old woman's words and actions before she transforms herself?
25. Based on the context, what is the meaning of the word churl in this sentence from "The Wife of Bath's Tale" ? You are no gentlemen, though duke or earl. Vice and bad manners are what make you churl.
26. Setting tells you where and when a story occurs. Setting can include time and place. Read the following passage from Alice in Wonderland:Once in the wood, she was anxious to get back to her right size again, and then to get into that lovely garden. But how? Peeping over a mushroom, she beheld a large blue caterpillar ..... Which detail provides a clue where this passage takes place?
27. Ability to move with ease and speed
28. Which of these characters is described as honest?
29. Joined the pilgrimage after his service in the king's army
30. How many Canterbury Tales are there?
31. In the Wife of Bath, why does the knight refuse to marry the old lady?
32. Which is the best description of the Oxford Cleric (the Clerk)?
33. What are the years of the Middle Ages period?
34. The Merchant was an Expert in what?
35. When did Pope Innocent III declare the ordeal system to be irrational?
36. His name is Hubert; he associates with women and taverners; he uses monetary religion for profit. Also not true to his title
37. Which group of pilgrims represent the emerging middle class?
38. He rode last in line on the trip to Canterbury.
39. Artfully shy or reserved; bashfully flirtatious
40. "The summer's heat had burned is visage; And certainly he was a good fellow."
41. What time of year does this trip take place?
42. Some considered the Wife of Bath an old .....
43. "Carried a coral rosary with a locket inscribed in Latin, "Love conquers All."
44. What did the youngest rioter do while he was in town?
45. A robbery at a police station would be an example of which type of irony?
46. How is The Miller described?
47. Was the parson kind to others?
48. Stereotype of the perennial student; making a living was less important than reading books
49. He was a lover ..... a lad of fire.
50. ..... is actually, a series of wars fought because England wouldn't give up its possessions in France.
51. Prefers company of tavern fold to poor "scum"
52. In The Canterbury Tales, the nun is immoral, but she is ....., funny, and light-hearted.
53. -Charitable-unselfishParson's brother
54. He wore blue and had a red beard.
55. What sort of story does the Host ask the Squire to tell?
56. In "The Wife of Bath's Tale", the storyteller (the wife herself) shows that she
57. Who marries Emelye in Knight's Tale
58. When the knight in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" allows the allows the old woman to choose what kind of wife she will be, this shows the theme of
59. Where does the trip start?
60. Who does Sir Salvio marry at the end of "The Wife of Bath's Tale" (56)?
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