This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A general notion or idea about something A) Concept. B) Section. C) Culture. D) Idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concept. 2. These people wore armor which had padding to ease the pain of wearing such heavy metal. A) Tradesmen. B) Knights. C) Monks. D) Peasants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knights. 3. Being driven in a Rolls Royce to school by a chauffeur was an ..... way to show up. A) Avid. B) Maelstrom. C) Accost. D) Ostentatious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ostentatious. 4. During the early part of the Medieval Period, what language is used in the English court and government business? (The Canterbury Tales) A) Modern English. B) Norman French. C) Old English. D) Middle English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Norman French. 5. Chaucer DID NOT experience THIS in his own life. A) Went on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. B) Was born into a Middle-Class Commons family. C) Lived as a peasant. D) Was a soldier in France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. 6. A pilgrimage is..... A) A religious journey people take to sundry lands. B) A journey pilgrims take to colonize sundry lands. C) A large meal that is promised as a prize for the best story. D) A voyage across seas to pray and give thanks for plentiful crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A religious journey people take to sundry lands. 7. Which character was in debt (no one knew)? A) Oxford Cleric. B) Cook. C) Monk. D) Franklin. E) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Merchant. 8. An allegory is a story in which: A) Characters, setting and actions stand for something beyond their literal meaning. B) A story in which characters, settings, and symbols have magical powers. C) A story in which characters, settings, and symbols have new definitions. D) A story in which characters, settings, and symbols know one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characters, setting and actions stand for something beyond their literal meaning. 9. What colour hair does the Miller have? A) Blonde. B) Black. C) Red. D) Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red. 10. What kind of narrator can we encounter on Canterbury Tales? A) Secondary character. B) Protagonist. C) Commentator. D) Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary character. 11. "Like his brother, he was an honest worker, good and true" . A) Merchant. B) Plowman. C) Host. D) Wife of bath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plowman. 12. "Delightful living was the goal he'd won, For he was Epicurus' very son." A) Franklin. B) Knight. C) Sailor. D) Doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Franklin. 13. Which of the following events most directly shaped the workforce in England during the time of Geoffrey Chaucer? A) Translation of the Bible into English. B) The Norman Conquest. C) The War of the Roses. D) The Black Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Black Death. 14. A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work: A) Epilogue. B) Excerpt. C) Footnote. D) Prologue. E) Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prologue. 15. Having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech:PRUDENT A) Sneaky. B) Eminent. C) Secretive. D) Discreet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discreet. 16. Shows things that reveal the personality of a character. A) Indirect characterization. B) Direct characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect characterization. 17. Refined; courteousness and style usually associated with wealthy and educated people. A) Shortage. B) Genteel. C) Patriarchy. D) Pilgrimage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genteel. 18. The King divided his land among the ..... A) Barons. B) Peasants. C) Serfs. D) Knights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barons. 19. The protesters gave ..... speeches to get people excited enough to join their cause. A) Sacrilege. B) Incendiary. C) Amiable. D) Unseemly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incendiary. 20. How do the rioters act towards the old man? A) With love. B) With disrespect. C) With concern. D) With hatred. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With disrespect. 21. Fat; sleeves lined with fine fur A) The Wife of Bath. B) The Summoner. C) The Monk. D) The Reeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Monk. 22. Pope Innocent III declared this "irrational" and judgment was then delivered by neighbors-this led to our jury system in this year ..... A) 1251. B) 1512. C) 1125. D) 1215. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1215. 23. In the pardoner's tale, Death symbolizes- A) Man's greed. B) The monarch power. C) The deadly disease-the plague. D) The unfair treatment of peasants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The deadly disease-the plague. 24. The Miller's first name is ..... A) Matt. B) Miller. C) Geoffrey. D) Geraldine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matt. 25. Geoffrey Chaucer was A) A monk. B) A noble man. C) The son of a rich merchant. D) A farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The son of a rich merchant. 26. Very superstitious, believed in astrology, very greedy A) Summoner. B) Physician. C) Parson. D) Master. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physician. 27. Which character is described as having a forked beard and motley, or disorganized, dress, along with a beaver hat on the top of his head? A) Skipper. B) Cook. C) Merchant. D) Sergeant at the Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merchant. 28. How was personification used in the story? A) Love is personified so the knights can figure out how to settle their differences. B) Chivalry is personified so Palamon can have company once Arcite is freed. C) War is personified to explain how the two knights survived. D) Fortune is personified so the characters can have someone to blame for their circumstances. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fortune is personified so the characters can have someone to blame for their circumstances. 29. What instrument is described as 'stringed instrument played by cranking a wheel'? A) Piano. B) Guitar. C) Hurdy-gurdy. D) Violin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurdy-gurdy. 30. How did Palamon and Arcite first meet Emily? A) She came to them in a dream. B) She was singing in the garden down below. C) A drawing to her likeness was in their prison. D) She served them food one day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was singing in the garden down below. 31. How did Chaucer impact the literary world? A) He wrote about his life's work. B) He wrote about everyday people. C) He wrote about kings and queens. D) He translated his writing from Latin to English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wrote about everyday people. 32. "He was a truly perfect, gentle ..... " A) Knight. B) Nun. C) Master. D) Oxford Cleric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knight. 33. Thrifty; economical; spending very little money A) Prompt. B) Frugal. C) Prudent. D) Diligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frugal. 34. What do the twenty-nine pilgrims in the group, taken all together, represent? A) The most educated. B) The richest. C) All the classes of English society. D) The most holy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All the classes of English society. 35. "In towns he knew the taverns, every one, And every good host and each barmaid too ..... Better than begging lepers, these he knew" A) Summoner. B) Parson. C) Miller. D) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friar. 36. They were written in Middle English by Geoffrey Choice in the 16th century A) No, in the 14th century. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, in the 14th century. 37. Chaucer criticizes religious figures like The Friar who are not who they are supposed to be. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. What is code-switching? A) A new career in coding. B) Changing the way you speak depending on the person you are speaking to, or the situation you are in. C) Changing the way you treat others depending on how highly educated and powerful they are. D) A new dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Changing the way you speak depending on the person you are speaking to, or the situation you are in. 39. "He like a fat swan best, and roasted whole ..... His palfrey was as brown as a berry." A) Monk. B) Yeoman. C) Parson. D) Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monk. 40. Made himself look busier than he was A) Oxford Cleric. B) Sargent at Law. C) Franklin. D) Doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sargent at Law. 41. What arrangement does the Host suggest for the pilgrims? A) That they ride in silence. B) That each pilgrim tells two tales, and the pilgrim who tells the best tale will receive a free meal upon return to the Tabard Inn. C) That they go to Canterbury in the style of the Amazing Race. D) That the narrator should not be trusted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That each pilgrim tells two tales, and the pilgrim who tells the best tale will receive a free meal upon return to the Tabard Inn. 42. Why do the characters tell stories in The Canterbury Tales? A) To pass the time and win a bag of gold. B) To pass the time and win a free horse. C) To pass the time and compete to win a free supper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To pass the time and compete to win a free supper. 43. What did the pardoner sell? A) Clothing. B) Spices. C) Food. D) Relics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relics. 44. The right answer to the Queen's question was A) Women want money and honor. B) Women want treasure and fun in bed. C) Women want sovereignty over their husbands. D) Women want gorgeous clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Women want sovereignty over their husbands. 45. In writing the Canterbury Tales, Geoffery Chaucer is attempting to ..... A) Present the world through the eyes of the pilgrims. B) Present the world in a mean and cruel manner. C) Present the world through the eyes of the leaders. D) Present the world as he sees it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present the world as he sees it. 46. What does quarrel mean? A) To laugh loudly. B) To run fast. C) To argue or disagree. D) To dance at a Medieval Ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To argue or disagree. 47. Showed and sold people false artifacts A) Forgive. B) Friar. C) Summoner. D) Parson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forgive. 48. Which of the following purposes does the description of the Cook best serve? A) To provide comedic effect. B) To emphasize the sanitation issues of the Middle Ages. C) To emphasize how fewer people were taking jobs in the church. D) To emphasize how increased trade brought new cuisines to England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide comedic effect. 49. -money hungry-sings well, but small voice A) The Plowman. B) The Parson. C) The Wife of Bath. D) The Pardoner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Pardoner. 50. Model of "landed gentry"; kind, old, and generous; loved good food and sharing it with friends A) Plowman. B) Franklin. C) Yeoman. D) Reeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Franklin. 51. Which corrupt Canterbury Tales pilgrim sells pardons? A) The Summoner. B) The Pardoner. C) The Parson. D) The Plowman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Pardoner. 52. The one who would take people to trial or arrest them when they went against the Catholic law-was a hypocrite A) Lawyer. B) Summoner. C) Forgive. D) Skipper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summoner. 53. To be DISCREET means to rashly take action without much thought A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 54. The winner of the contest receives ..... A) A free meal from the Host. B) A relic from the Pardoner. C) A high five. D) Gold and jewels from the king. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A free meal from the Host. 55. Based on the context of this sentence from "The Wife of Bath's Tale, " what is the meaning of the word anguish? Great was the anguish churning in his head. When he and she were piloted to bed; He wallowed back and forth in desperate style. His ancient wife lay smiling all the while ..... A) Torment. B) Eagerness. C) Pleasure. D) Nervousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Torment. 56. The event that marks the end of the Middle Ages is A) The Anglo-Saxon invasion. B) The Crusades. C) The Norman Invasion. D) The end of the War of the Roses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The end of the War of the Roses. 57. Foreknowledge of events A) Betray. B) Temporal. C) Prescience. D) Clemency. E) Sovereign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prescience. 58. Choose the ANTONYM for devout A) Friendly. B) Obvious. C) Uncommitted. D) Interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncommitted. 59. Which character had a white silk purse? A) Nun. B) Franklin. C) Squire. D) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Franklin. 60. Foil to clergy characters, the Monk and Friar A) The Pardoner. B) The Yeoman. 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