This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 25 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why do the pilgrims agree to tell stories on their journey? A) Preserve their stories for future generations. B) Win a free meal and to entertain each other. C) Reduce fighting between the pilgrims. D) Teach each other lessons and encourage kindness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Win a free meal and to entertain each other. 2. What does the winner with the best story get? A) To go home first. B) A dinner hosted by the other pilgrims. C) A medal. D) To be in the front of the line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dinner hosted by the other pilgrims. 3. Fought in many wars A) Knight. B) Sargent at Law. C) Squire. D) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knight. 4. Which character loved little dogs? A) Knight. B) Nun. C) Squire. D) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nun. 5. Why did the brothers argue after seeing the beautiful girl? A) Because both of them wanted to marry her, but Arcite had seen her first. B) Because both of them wanted to marry her, but Palamon had seen her first. C) Because the girl wanted to marry Arcite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because both of them wanted to marry her, but Palamon had seen her first. 6. Why did people decide to go on pilgrimages? A) To improve their chance of salvation. B) To be healed by the relics. C) To atone for their sins. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. The Squire likes the arts and music along with jousting. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. The Canterbury Tales are mostly written in prose A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. How was Oxford Cleric most commonly known? A) For begging. B) For his long beard. C) For appearing more busy than he actually is. D) For being the philosopher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For being the philosopher. 10. The directions to the HTML project were long and ....., so Ms. Keels contacted her professor for help. A) Yeoman. B) Abstruse. C) Vintage. D) Relic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abstruse. 11. He was an estate manager. A) Friar. B) Reeve. C) Lawyer. D) Master. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reeve. 12. Which character was fat, bald, and had greasy skin? A) The Monk. B) The Knight. C) The Squire. D) The Nun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Monk. 13. The reason he was considered the "Father of the English Language" was because he chose to write in ..... A) Latin, the language of the clergy. B) The language of the invaders. C) The language of the people. D) The language of kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The language of the people. 14. The member of the clergy favored most by Chaucer's flattering description is ..... A) Parson. B) Friar. C) Nun. D) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parson. 15. The wife of Bath A) Wears clothing that shows her innocence. B) Has had five husbands. C) Seems unable to care for herself. D) Is relatively inexperienced in love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has had five husbands. 16. What was the suggestion of the host to pass the time while travelling? A) Share a meal. B) Share a joke. C) Share a story. D) Share a candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Share a story. 17. What is the definition of matins? A) A service of morning prayer in various churches, especially the Anglican Church. 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 service of morning prayer in various churches, especially the Anglican Church. 18. Why did Gawain not tell the "host" about the sash? A) He didn't want the host to take it for himself. B) He wanted to live, so he kept the sash. C) He didn't care about the deal he had with the host. D) It matched his shoes so he wanted to have it for his outfit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted to live, so he kept the sash. 19. The Famous works of Chaucer are: A) The Canterbury Tales. B) The Parlement of Foules. C) Troilus and Criseyede. D) All the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the Above. 20. First-rate carpenter A) Host. B) Guildsmen. C) Master. D) Reeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reeve. 21. The Reeve is described as rich, but cheap. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. The ..... provides a snapshot of all of the pilgrims. A) Tale. B) General Prologue. C) Prologue. D) All of the other answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) General Prologue. 23. What is the symbolism of the spring setting in the Canterbury Tales? A) Spring symbolizes rebirth and the pilgrims are all looking for a fresh start with the Lord. B) Spring is rainy and the pilgrims are all moody on their journey. C) Spring is a time for fun and the pilgrims are seeking adventure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spring symbolizes rebirth and the pilgrims are all looking for a fresh start with the Lord. 24. A frame story is a literary device that ..... A) Assigns human characteristics to nonhuman entities like animals or inanimate objects. B) A literary device that acts as a convenient way to organize a set of smaller narratives. C) Can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A literary device that acts as a convenient way to organize a set of smaller narratives. 25. She doesn't just wear that cross to look pretty. It means a lot to her, she's very ..... A) Misogynistic. B) Devout. C) Devious. D) Unseemly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devout. 26. "No bailiff, serf, or herdsmen dared to kick" for this character "knew their dodges, knew their every trick" A) Reeve. B) Carpenter. C) Nun. D) Plowman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reeve. 27. Why did everyone go on a pilgrimage to Canterbury? A) To visit the court of King Henry II. B) To visit the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket. C) To visit the grave of a beloved family member. D) To visit the home of Geoffrey Chaucer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To visit the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket. 28. Choose the ANTONYM for amiable A) Friendly. B) Hateful. C) Afraid. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hateful. 29. What was the weather like during the tale? A) Warm, Spring. B) Cold, Winter. C) Hot, Summer. D) Chilly, Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm, Spring. 30. What is the definition of prudent? 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) Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant. D) Acting with or showing care and thought for the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acting with or showing care and thought for the future. 31. Illiterate; smarter than learned men A) Merchant. B) Master. C) Monk. D) Miller. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Master. 32. What is the occupation of the Prioress in 'The Canterbury Tales'? A) Wife. B) Nun. C) Squire. D) Miller. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nun. 33. What is Primogeniture? A) It gave the firstborn son exclusive rights to inherit his father's titles, lands, and estates. B) A semi-magical method of determining guilt or innocence. C) A code of conduct for which included bravery, loyalty, glorification of women. D) A strong central government set up with clearly defined lines of authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It gave the firstborn son exclusive rights to inherit his father's titles, lands, and estates. 34. Which types of literature are NOT popular during the Medieval Period? A) Morality and miracle plays. B) Romances. C) Epics. D) Ballads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epics. 35. What two characters own fine jewelry, but shouldn't? A) The Knight and the Squire. B) The Monk and the Friar. C) The Yeoman and the Nun. D) The Monk and the Nun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Monk and the Nun. 36. The pilgrims are going to pray to Joan of Arc in Canterbury Cathedral A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 37. Which literary terms means "mocking a subject in order to point out a flaw and promote change" ? A) Situational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satire. 38. The member of the clergy who has girlfriends, gets in fist fights in bars, and ignores the poor is ..... A) Monk. B) Friar. C) Nun. D) Parson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friar. 39. Which general direction was the pilgrimage to Canterbury? A) Northwest. B) Southeast. C) Southwest. D) Northeast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southeast. 40. What is the definition of ecclesiast? A) The act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth. B) A service of morning prayer in various churches, especially the Anglican Church. C) Ecclesiastes is one of the Ketuvim of the Hebrew Bible and part of the Wisdom literature of the Christian Old Testament. D) A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecclesiastes is one of the Ketuvim of the Hebrew Bible and part of the Wisdom literature of the Christian Old Testament. 41. Who knew "every judgement, case, and crime" ? A) Plowman. B) Carpenter. C) Sergeant at Law. D) Parson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sergeant at Law. 42. Who is buried at the pilgrim's destination? A) Jesus. B) St. Thomas a Becket. C) St. Augustine. D) St. Thomas Aquinas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) St. Thomas a Becket. 43. "He knew the taverns well ..... Better than lepers, beggars and that crew, For unto such a worthy man as he, It was not suitable, in view of his official position, To have acquaintance with sick lepers. A) Monk. B) Friar. C) Plowman. D) Shopkeeper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friar. 44. What is the relationship between The Yeoman and The Knight? A) His brother. B) His assistant. C) His cousin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His assistant. 45. Which character looked busier than he was? A) Friar. B) Oxford Cleric. C) Merchant. D) Sergeant at Law. E) Squire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sergeant at Law. 46. Which one of the following do we learn about the Wife of Bath from the narrator's description? A) She is a pious Christian. B) She married her husbands for their money. C) She is sociable and likes chatting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is sociable and likes chatting. 47. How does the author, Chaucer, fit himself into the group? A) He is the anonymous narrative. B) He is the anonymous narrative and he is one of the pilgrims. C) He is the knight. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is the anonymous narrative and he is one of the pilgrims. 48. Select the correct word:confident or cheerful A) Absolution. B) Sanguine. C) Prevarication. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanguine. 49. The soldier's elaborate and tailored ..... was special ordered for the exclusive event. A) Vintage. B) Livery. C) Relic. D) Dirk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Livery. 50. Ideal-flawless, brave, courageous, humble traveling in a group of 3 A) Parson. B) Skipper. C) Knight. D) Plowman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knight. 51. The language of the church and consequently all educated people. A) Middle English. B) Anglo Saxon. C) English. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latin. 52. What is the occupation of the Wife of Bath in 'The Canterbury Tales'? A) Merchant. B) Nun. C) Weaver. D) Lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weaver. 53. What did the miller look like? A) Average, modest build. B) Fat, wide and tired. C) Strong, big boned, and thick. D) Thin with long lean legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong, big boned, and thick. 54. An intricate and difficult problem A) Miscreant. B) Iniquity. C) Prattle. D) Conundrum. E) Recrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conundrum. 55. Which of the following purposes does the description of the Oxford Cleric best serve? A) To emphasize the way the Black Death undermined the nation's food supply. B) To provide an example of a person who studied the religious texts he was supposed to teach. C) To emphasize how the nobility took all the spots at the universities. D) To emphasize how society includes people who seem to get by without working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To emphasize how society includes people who seem to get by without working. 56. What month is it when the pilgrimage begins? A) March. B) April. C) May. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) April. 57. In the tale of the Wife of Bath, how would you describe her? A) Bold. B) Quiet. C) Shy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bold. 58. Has oozing ulcer A) The Cook. B) The Man of Law (Serjeant of the Law). C) The Parson. D) The Plowman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Cook. 59. How many husbands did the "Wife of Bath" have? A) 4. B) 6. C) 5. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 60. " ..... Who in her smiling, modest was and coy; Her greatest oath was but 'By Saint Eloy!" ' A) Nun/Prioress. B) Cook. C) Wife of Bath. D) Knight. 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