This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. " ..... he was a slender, choleric man, Who shaved his beard as close as razor can." A) Miller. B) Franklin. C) Reeve. D) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reeve. 2. This term refers to the code of conduct that knights are supposed to follow. A) Noble. B) Gentle. C) Chivalry. D) Martyr. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chivalry. 3. The Prioress spoke very poor ..... A) English. B) Spanish. C) French. D) Russian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) French. 4. Boccaccio's characters are also pilgrims from different social statuses. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. During his frequent journeys abroad he ..... A) Extended his knowlege of Italian, French and Classical literature. B) Got involved in wars in Spain. C) Happened to be kidnapped by bandits and ransomed by the king himself. D) Became well-connected to revolutionary intellectual movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extended his knowlege of Italian, French and Classical literature. 6. The Pardoner ..... A) Sold pardons to sinners for money. B) Cheated both the Church and the people. C) Sold fake relics. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. The 24 tales are narrated by ..... A) A knight. B) Harry Bailey. C) Chaucer. D) Different characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Different characters. 8. What is the main purpose of the storytelling competition in 'The Canterbury Tales'? A) To pass the time during the journey. B) To entertain the pilgrims. C) To educate the pilgrims. D) To determine the best storyteller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To pass the time during the journey. 9. What social class was 'rising' during the Medieval Times? A) Lower. B) Upper. C) Middle. D) Royal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Middle. 10. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales? A) Unknown. B) Geoffrey Chaucer. C) The Venerable Bede. D) Edmund Spenser. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geoffrey Chaucer. 11. In "The Pardoner's Tale, " Death is portrayed as ..... A) Both the price of wickedness and an actual person. B) Both a skeletal figure and an evil demon. C) An old man selling wares by the side of the road. D) An archangel who kills people through natural disaster/war. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both the price of wickedness and an actual person. 12. Who is appointed by the king himself? A) Oxford Cleric. B) Sergeant at the Law. C) Merchant. D) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sergeant at the Law. 13. Very red (cherubic) face; had carbuncles A) Forgive. B) Summoner. C) Cook. D) Oxford Cleric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summoner. 14. How does the Squire's appearance contrast with that of the Knight? A) He is very concerned with how he looks and wants to dress to impress. B) He dresses just like his father. C) He doesn't care what he looks like. D) He dresses like he is younger than he is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is very concerned with how he looks and wants to dress to impress. 15. What activity did The Monk partake in rather than praying? A) Gambling. B) Eating/Drinking. C) Spending money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating/Drinking. 16. The characters of the Canterbury Tales started their journey ..... A) At Canterbury Cathedral. B) At the Canterbury Inn. C) At the Tabard Inn. D) Ireland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the Tabard Inn. 17. "Preferred to spend his money on books rather than on good clothes" . A) Wife of bath. B) Monk. C) Clericl student. D) Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clericl student. 18. Which of these pilgrims had the most eminent position in society? A) The Wife of Bath. B) The Knight. C) The doctor. D) The monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The monk. 19. Humble, not boastful A) Modest. B) Frugal. C) Coy. D) Spry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modest. 20. Considering how the tale turns out in the end, what might the queen's motivation have been for the punishment she chooses? A) The queen hoped the knight would learn to respect women. B) The queen hoped the knight would learn the value of submission and that true beauty is not found in one's outward appearance. C) The queen knew the knight would learn the value of a Godly wife. D) The queen hoped the knight would learn the value of a wife's submission to the husband and that true beauty is not found in one's outward appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The queen hoped the knight would learn the value of submission and that true beauty is not found in one's outward appearance. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesChaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 1Chaucer'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