This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 25 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Avarice A) Too great a desire for food. B) Too great a desire for wealth. C) Too great a desire for work. D) Too great a desire for drinks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too great a desire for wealth. 2. Who does this describe? "I am the head of a convent. Although I am a nun, I have a love for material possessions." A) Yeoman. B) Wife of Bath. C) Monk. D) Prioress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prioress. 3. The Pardoner earns money from all of the following activities EXCEPT A) Preaching against greed. B) Begging from church to church. C) Selling papal pardons. D) Making and selling baskets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making and selling baskets. 4. Which character in 'The Canterbury Tales' is a businessperson involved in trade? A) The Miller. B) The Merchant. C) The Squire. D) The Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Merchant. 5. Which character in 'The Canterbury Tales' is a young man who loves chivalry, truth, and honor? A) The Squire. B) The Knight. C) The Pardoner. D) The Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Squire. 6. What is the profession of the character described as 'worthy'? A) Doctor. B) Miller. C) Reeve. D) Summoner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miller. 7. Diligent A) Conscientious andhard-working. B) Truthfulness; good faith. C) Having a pleasantmanner. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conscientious andhard-working. 8. Who does this describe? "I am a dashing young knight in training." A) Knight. B) Franklin. C) Squire. D) Student. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Squire. 9. He weighed 224 pounds and was good wrestler. A) Forgive. B) Summoner. C) Miller. D) Master. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miller. 10. What is a pilgrim as it relates to The Canterbury Tales? A) A person taking a journey to a religious shrine or site. B) A person who leaves their country to begin a new life in another country. C) A person taking a long journey for recreation. D) A person who wanders the countryside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person taking a journey to a religious shrine or site. 11. Federigo tries to win Monna's love by ..... A) Spreading lies about her husband. B) Impressing her with his money and charm. C) Reciting Medieval poetry. D) Feeding her his precious falcon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impressing her with his money and charm. 12. The member of the clergy given the most admiring, flattering description is the ..... A) Parson. B) Friar. C) Nun. D) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parson. 13. He wore motley clothing. A) Reeve. B) Merchant. C) Yeoman. D) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merchant. 14. What are the main topics of Canterbury Tales? A) Storytelling. B) Satire and irony. C) Travelling. D) Prayers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satire and irony. 15. The Prologue of "The Pardoner's Tale" shows that his story will be about A) Marriage. B) Greed. C) Love. D) All of the other answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greed. 16. Who does this describe? "I am an efficient steward of my Lord's manor. I do sometimes steal from him." A) Reeve. B) Master. C) Merchant. D) Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reeve. 17. Unimportant or empty talk A) Transmutation. B) Iniquity. C) Sycophant. D) Prattle. E) Recrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prattle. 18. Wore bright red stockings A) The (Prioress) Nun. B) The Yeoman. C) The Wife of Bath. D) The Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Wife of Bath. 19. Type of irony in which the speaker says something unexpected/the opposite of what is meant A) Verbal. B) Situational. C) Dramatic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal. 20. Which character studied philosophy? A) Oxford Cleric. B) Sergeant at Law. C) Monk. D) Franklin. E) Guildsmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxford Cleric. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books