This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one is NOT an example of a pilgrimage? A) Going to Canterbury Cathedral to pray to a saint. B) Visiting the place you were born for the first time as an adult. C) Traveling to where your favorite movie was filmed, and seeing the set. D) Going on a vacation to a tropical island. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going on a vacation to a tropical island. 2. Which character was a very good beggar? A) Friar. B) Monk. C) Oxford Cleric. D) Franklin. E) Sergeant at Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friar. 3. Who does this describe? "I am the narrator of this frame story. I am the informer and the satirizer." A) Host. B) Yeoman. C) Chaucer. D) Wife of Bath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chaucer. 4. How does satire attempt to improve individuals or society? A) By modeling correct thought and behavior. B) By ridiculing flaws and follies. C) By praising achievements and honors. D) By explicitly explaining the difference between right and wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By ridiculing flaws and follies. 5. What is the best way to group the occupations of the pilgrims described in the Canterbury Tales Prologue? A) People who have jobs based in the city, people who have jobs based in the country, and people who work internationally. B) People who are part of the feudal system, people who work for the church, and people from the rising middle class. C) People who work for universities, people who are artisans, and people who beg for money. D) People who work for the government, people who run legal businesses, and people who make money illegally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People who are part of the feudal system, people who work for the church, and people from the rising middle class. 6. Somewhat deaf A) Nun. B) Wife of Bath. C) Monk. D) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wife of Bath. 7. Also called a prioress A) Oxford Cleric. B) Monk. C) Nun. D) Wife of Bath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nun. 8. I love the ladies and court them by playing the flute and singing. A) Squire. B) Knight. C) Merchant. D) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Squire. 9. He proposed the tale telling contest. A) Miller. B) Summoner. C) Parson. D) Harry Bailey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harry Bailey. 10. If you did not do your best work, do not be upset if someone..... it. A) Implores. B) Crones. C) Rebukes. D) Parleys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rebukes. 11. Preferred rich to poor, his name was Hubert, didn't act like his profession should act like-person of the church A) Friar. B) Forgive. C) Master. D) Reeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friar. 12. In the story, the Innkeeper character says whoever tells the best story will be rewarded with: A) A free stay at his Inn. B) A free meal. C) A satchel of gold. D) A golden necklace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A free meal. 13. Why does the narrator apologize? A) Because his characters are sloppy, greedy and crude. B) Because his tale has gone on too long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because his characters are sloppy, greedy and crude. 14. He was as modest as a maid. A) Squire. B) Monk. C) Parson. D) Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knight. 15. When the Pardoner tells everyone he does not care about their salvation, this is an example of: A) Situational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situational irony. 16. Which of the following was NOT part of the code of the Clergy? A) Be chaste and pure. B) Be devoted to God. C) Take vows of poverty. D) Be loyal to king and country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be loyal to king and country. 17. Besides the narrator, how many pilgrims are on the journey? A) 15. B) 100. C) 50. D) 29. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 29. 18. "To lead folk into Heaven but by stress Of good example was his busyness." A) Squire. B) Forgive. C) Cook. D) Parson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parson. 19. Why did Chaucer focus so much on apparel? A) He was into fashion. B) He was a designer. C) He was aware of the Sumptuary Laws and so were the readers. D) He was snobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was aware of the Sumptuary Laws and so were the readers. 20. What was feudalism in the Middle Ages? A) 10% of the population were in control over the peasants. B) The Bermuda Triangle. C) The Triangle of Power. D) A way to separate people based on their race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10% of the population were in control over the peasants. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 8Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 9Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books