This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 35 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which character wore silver tools? A) Oxford Cleric. B) Guildsmen. C) Cook. D) Merchant. E) Nun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guildsmen. 2. Adj., kind; gracious A) Benign. B) Guile. C) Obstinate. D) Frugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benign. 3. Storytelling-wise, why did Theseus stop by Thebes? A) To ultimately meet the two protagonists of the story. B) To set up the war between the two cities. C) To compare and contrast Theseus' leadership from a democratic city. D) To establish Theseus as a ruthless character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To ultimately meet the two protagonists of the story. 4. The Nun and Parson fit into which division of Medieval society? A) Church. B) Merchant class. C) Nobility. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Church. 5. What do you think Chaucer was trying to say about humans and society? A) Humans are terrible therefore society is terrible. B) There are all different types of people that make up society. C) If more people could be like the plowman the world would be a better place. D) Everyone should go on a pilgrimage once in life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are all different types of people that make up society. 6. The story-tellers in the Decameron all belong to the same social class A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 7. Where are the pilgrims headed? A) London. B) Thomas a Becket's shrine. C) Shakespeare's tomb. D) Tabard Inn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas a Becket's shrine. 8. This type or irony is often refered to as sarcasm. A) Verbal. B) Situational. C) Dramatic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal. 9. What does the term 'pilgrimage' refer to in the context of the text? A) A journey to a holy place. B) A type of religious song. C) A religious ceremony. D) A type of dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A journey to a holy place. 10. I pretend that I have money but I am really in debt. A) Merchant. B) Knight. C) Friar. D) Yeoman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Merchant. 11. The term that means "regulated prices and standards" A) Guilds. B) Currency. C) Rationing. D) Ordeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guilds. 12. Sly or cunning intelligence A) Guile. B) Stature. C) Discreet. D) Disdainful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guile. 13. Takes more than her share at dinner A) The Wife of Bath. B) The Prioress (Nun). C) The Yeoman. D) The Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Prioress (Nun). 14. Which of the following occurred 2nd after the Pardoner finished his story? A) The Pardoner explains how he brings "relics" with supposed miraculous properties to his sermons and how people offer to pay him for their use. B) The Pardoner proclaims that his scheme has made him a hundred marks a year. C) The Pardoner admits that he does not care at all about punishing his congregants' sins or about the salvation of their souls . D) The Pardoner says he always preaches on the same theme:Radix malorum est cupiditas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Pardoner explains how he brings "relics" with supposed miraculous properties to his sermons and how people offer to pay him for their use. 15. The original version of The Canterbury Tales was written by Geoffrey Chaucer somewhere between ..... to ..... A) 1600-1700. B) 1500-1580. C) 1380-1400. D) 1400-1480. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1380-1400. 16. The member of the aristocracy who is portrayed as a perfect example of chivalry. He has just returned from The Crusades and is dressed plainly. A) The Pardoner. B) The Summoner. C) The Knight. D) The Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Knight. 17. Which of the following quotations from "The Prologue" is the BEST example of imagery? A) "Thinly they fell, like rat-tails, one by one.". B) "In fifteen mortal battles he had been.". C) "Just home from service, he had joined our ranks.". D) "He'd seen some service with the calvary.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Thinly they fell, like rat-tails, one by one.". 18. According to the Host's plan, each pilgrim would tell A) 6 tales. B) 2 tales. C) 4 tales. D) As many tales as he/she wished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4 tales. 19. All in agreement; no one disagreeing A) Dainty. B) Unanimous. C) Frugal. D) Prompt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unanimous. 20. N., sly dealings; skill in deceiving A) Guile. B) Obstinate. C) Frugal. D) Duress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guile. ← 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