This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 65 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of garnished? A) Search for truth. B) Decorated or trimmed. C) Old and brittle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decorated or trimmed. 2. Hard-working A) Prudent. B) Discreet. C) Agile. D) Diligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diligent. 3. The text reflects a lack of separation between A) Husbands and wives. B) Church and state. C) Kings and queens. D) Church and banks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Church and state. 4. Choose the ANTONYM for overt A) Sneaky. B) Obvious. C) Insulting. D) Encouraging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sneaky. 5. Which of the following purposes does the description of the Nun (Prioress) best serve? A) To emphasize how society includes people who craft appearances that make them look wealthy. B) To emphasize the limited options for occupations women had in the Middle Ages. C) To emphasize the way French culture was changing English culture. D) To show a positive example of a person employed by the church. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show a positive example of a person employed by the church. 6. "She'd had five husbands, all at the church door" . A) Wife of bath. B) Host. C) Forgive. D) Miller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wife of bath. 7. He is considered the ..... of the English language. A) Father. B) Master. C) Wizard. D) Best. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Father. 8. Rents in the begging district; frequents taverns; gives pocket knives to pretty girls A) Host. B) Merchant. C) Monk. D) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friar. 9. Why is the Canterbury Tales considered a literary classic? A) Because it gives a glimpse into the real lives of people in the Middle Ages. B) Because it is a nonfictional account of life in the Middle Ages. C) Because it shows the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it gives a glimpse into the real lives of people in the Middle Ages. 10. Select the correct word for the definition:decorated or trimmed A) Garnished. B) Solicitious. C) Prevarication. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garnished. 11. Choose the SYNONYM for sacrilege A) Disrespect. B) Pleasure. C) Lucky. D) Insulting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disrespect. 12. Master of astronomy A) Doctor. B) Sargent at Law. C) Franklin. D) Master. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doctor. 13. What was a code of conduct for a knight that included bravery, loyalty, and glorification of women? A) Primogeniture. B) Chivalry. C) The Domesday Book. D) Ordeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chivalry. 14. Very social, even though he should be secluded A) Merchant. B) Lawyer. C) Monk. D) Yeoman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monk. 15. What aspect of the Nun's character is emphasized in the description? A) Her knowledge of French. B) Her charitable nature. C) Her cooking skills. D) Her hunting abilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her charitable nature. 16. Which of the following purposes does the description of the Plowman best serve? A) To provide comedic effect. B) To emphasize how the nobility took advantage of laborers. C) To emphasize the contrasts between city and country life. D) To emphasize how society includes honest, hard-working people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To emphasize how society includes honest, hard-working people. 17. Which character wore dark clothing? A) Knight. B) Squire. C) Yeoman. D) Nun. E) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knight. 18. He wore a coat and hood of green and carried the medal of St. Christopher. A) Squire. B) Young squire. C) Yeoman. D) Prioress (nun). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yeoman. 19. Referring to the Middle Ages A) Chivalry. B) Obstinate. C) Medieval. D) Pilgrim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medieval. 20. Polite; considerate of others A) Devout. B) Distinguished. C) Diligent. D) Courteous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Courteous. ← 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