This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the Knight promise in exchange for the old woman's answer? A) To marry her. B) To do whatever she asks of him. C) To give her his first born child. D) To marry the maiden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To do whatever she asks of him. 2. A story WITHIN another story is called a ..... story. A) Heroic. B) Allegory. C) Frame. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frame. 3. Sincerity A) Truthfulness; good faith. B) Rising above others in rankor achievement. C) Careful about what one saysor does; prudent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Truthfulness; good faith. 4. Who welcomes the travelers to the inn? A) The Hostess. B) The Host. C) The narrator's wife. D) The Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Host. 5. What is the definition of solicitous? 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) Characterized by or showing interest or concern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characterized by or showing interest or concern. 6. Wearing dirty, sloppy clothes to a job interview is very ..... A) Unseemly. B) Avaricious. C) Coy. D) Overt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unseemly. 7. What is the definition of chivalry? A) The act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth. B) The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. C) A journey to a shrine or a sacred place. D) A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. 8. Has a hairy wart on nose A) The Summoner. B) The Merchant. C) The Cook. D) The Miller. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Miller. 9. Wears rough, cloth tunic stained by armor A) The Squire. B) The Knight. C) The Wife of Bath. D) The Yeoman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Knight. 10. During this period these two elements become blended together, resulting in a mixture of both ..... A) Europe and Arab. B) Anglo-Saxon and Norman. C) English and Russia. D) Religion and Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anglo-Saxon and Norman. 11. A nun, but didn't act like one-didn't serve anyone, wants to be aristocratic A) Prioress. B) Lawyer. C) Franklin. D) Reeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prioress. 12. What was the first bad thing the king did to prove Griselda's love? A) He sent his son to his sister's house. B) He sent his daughter to his sister's house. C) He kissed another woman. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He sent his daughter to his sister's house. 13. Which character is featured as being greedy and making easy money thorugh salvation in a short time? A) The miller. B) The doctor. C) The monk. D) The pardoner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pardoner. 14. Chaucer was kidnapped by the ..... in exchange for a ransom. A) French. B) Danish. C) Scottish. D) German. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) French. 15. True or False:Both Arcite and Palamon were told they could never return to Athens or they would be killed. They were both exiled. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. What are some common methods of indirect characterization used in The Canterbury Tales? A) Dialogue, actions, thoughts, and appearance. B) Setting, plot, and conflict. C) Foreshadowing, symbolism, and irony. D) Theme, tone, and mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue, actions, thoughts, and appearance. 17. He wore a rusty tunic. A) Knight. B) Miller. C) Plowman. D) Reeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knight. 18. He had yellow hair. A) Skipper. B) Reeve. C) Forgive. D) Doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgive. 19. True of False.The pilgrims are all the same age and occupations A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. The author of The Canterbury Tales was called A) The father of English tales. B) The master of the hadwriting. C) The father of English literature. D) The creator of English poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The father of English literature. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesChaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 1Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 2Chaucer'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