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Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 23 (60 MCQs)

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1. She'd been married five times.
2. Choose the ANTONYM for Talisman
3. Ruthless; has plundered many ships
4. The Cook is great at his craft and knows a lot about food.
5. I am a hunter, and am very skilled with a bow and arrow.
6. Fame earned him money; great knowledge of the law; had a homely coat
7. Marries off the women he impregnates
8. Which of these is NOT a part of Medieval Romance Literature
9. Did the wife of bath have patience in church?
10. Geoffrey Chaucer was a common man who lived among nobility.
11. Which two characters told the 3 rioters about Death?
12. The stories in the book are not linked to each other.
13. What type of details is least directly connected to characterization?
14. The character in The Canterbury Tales who most closely resembles Chaucer himself is the-
15. Why is The Canterbury Tales unfinished?
16. What were the results of the Norman Conquest?
17. What does the pilgrim get if they win the contest?
18. What does the host propose to the pilgrims?
19. Supposed to be enforcing church law, but does the opposite
20. Who is described as a "proper forester"; with a longbow and a "head like a nut" ?
21. What was the "Pardoner's" job?
22. I follow the code of chivalry-truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy.
23. Who decided that the Knight should have a different sentence?
24. A system for organizing groups-such as people, ideas or objects-based on levels of their importance, power or social standing
25. " ..... one made for mastery, An outrider, who loved his venery."
26. Had sympathetic and tender feelings
27. In "The Wife of Bath's Tale, " what does the knight do after hearing the queen's question and leaving her presence?
28. Backstage of the play was a ..... of activity as actors and support crews got ready for the play
29. An ugly old woman
30. The event that marks the beginning of the Middle Ages is
31. Enjoys the overnight company of a lady
32. Because most people in the Middle Ages didn't have much money, they had to be ..... in order to survive.
33. How many tales was each of the pilgrims supposed to tell according to the rules set forth by the host?
34. Which character in 'The Canterbury Tales' is a poor student of philosophy who values learning and books?
35. There are a total of ..... pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.
36. "Thinly they fell, like rat-tails, one by one." is an example of which literary device?
37. Adj., thrifty; careful with money
38. Which of the following purposes do the descriptions of the Manciple and Reeve best serve?
39. What is the name for a literary technique that serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, where an introductory or main narrative sets the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.
40. Careful about what one says or does
41. Who will be the judge in the contest?
42. What does the term 'verray parfit' refer to in the context of the text?
43. Which character gets land through dishonest means?
44. "And he could roast and seethe and broil and fry, And make a good thick soup, and bake a pie."
45. What season do the Pilgrims begin to make their journey?
46. When the queen and other women in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" come to the knight's defense (especially considering his crime), this shows the theme of
47. What is a Scholar?
48. Their wives loved money, and they carried silver knives.
49. Knew the secrets of the men in the church
50. How does Palamon feel at the end of the joust (14)?
51. The quality or state of being sincere:honesty of mind:freedom from hypocrisy
52. The code of behavior of medieval knights
53. From Chaucer's description of THE WOMAN FROM BATH, we can tell that she is:
54. True or False:Allegories are often intended to teach a moral lesson or make a comment about goodness or depravity.
55. Which character in 'The Canterbury Tales' is a skilled carpenter?
56. Dressed in green from head to toe; carried medallion that was supposed to protect him, but he didn't believe it did, so he traveled armed; hypocritical
57. What color did The Wife of Bath wear all the time?
58. The first character described in the prologue is .....
59. What is the definition of a heroic couplet?
60. Which of the following purposes does the description of the Host best serve?
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