This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 41 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 41 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Their wisdom would have justified a plan / To make each one an alderman;" A) Sergeant-at-Laws. B) Guildsmen. C) Plowman. D) Oxford Cleric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guildsmen. 2. What were they going to Canterbury to see? A) The sights. B) The archbishop. C) The shrine of Thomas a Becket. D) The narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The shrine of Thomas a Becket. 3. Extremely religious; pious A) Courteous. B) Prudent. C) Devout. D) Frugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Devout. 4. Which pictures shows pottage? A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 5. What is most likely true of the speaker's opinion of members of the clergy? A) He finds a number of them insincere and greedy. B) He is in awe of their good faith. C) He is indifferent towards them and their beliefs. D) He respects their work but not their beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He finds a number of them insincere and greedy. 6. Who or what transmitted and preserved culture, was the chief teacher, publisher, and librarian in the Medieval Period? A) Geoffrey Chaucer. B) Harold II. C) The Church. D) Duke William of Normandy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Church. 7. Geoffrey plans to go on a ..... A) Hike. B) Cruise overseas. C) Pilgrimage to Canterbury. D) Walk to war. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pilgrimage to Canterbury. 8. Who does the Nun like to care for and help? A) Animals. B) The poor. C) The Monk. D) The Pope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animals. 9. His description included a metaphor about gold and iron. A) Master. B) Parson. C) Friar. D) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parson. 10. Sovereign A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 11. Thomas Becket was killed by A) King Henry II. B) Churchgoers. C) The knights of King Henry II. D) Another archbishop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The knights of King Henry II. 12. How does the Pardoner keep up his extravagant lifestyle? A) His church pays for all his expenses. B) The Pope gives him money to spend. C) He sells authentic holy relics from Rome. D) He tells stories to make people buy pardons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He tells stories to make people buy pardons. 13. You will have to have a ..... with your guidance counselor before you complete your senior year. A) Bequeath. B) Avarice. C) Castigation. D) Parley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parley. 14. Where are the travelers going? A) To see the Pope. B) To the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket. C) To the shrine of Mary. D) To find the holy grail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket. 15. What is the question the knight has to answer in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" ? A) What do men want the most?. B) What do women want the most?. C) What does chivalry mean?. D) What is the best age to marry?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What do women want the most?. 16. Summarize the story of the shipmates. A) One shipmate wanted to steal the others and the both perished. B) Both shipmates loved the same woman, and fought a duel for her. C) One shipmate had a dream they would be killed at sea if they left on a certain date. D) A Pardoner told them to make a large offfering to the church. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One shipmate had a dream they would be killed at sea if they left on a certain date. 17. Which character in 'The Canterbury Tales' is a corrupt clergyman who is more interested in making money than in serving the poor? A) The Clerk. B) The Man of Law. C) The Pardoner. D) The Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Friar. 18. I would tell the pardoner, "No, I do not want your useless ..... !" A) Maladies. B) Confessions. C) Relics. D) Dirks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relics. 19. After telling his tale, what does the Pardoner offer to do for his fellow pilgrims? A) He offers to buy them a round of drinks. B) He offers to pray for their souls. C) He offers to explain the moral of the tale. D) He offers to sell them relics and pardons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He offers to sell them relics and pardons. 20. In The Canterbury Tales there are ..... A) 10 charcaters. B) 30 charcaters. C) 35 characters. D) 50 characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30 charcaters. ← 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