This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 44 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the word "archetype" mean? A) Ancient ruins. B) A typical example. C) A type of arch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A typical example. 2. "He was the father of the young squire" A) Knight. B) Parson. C) Student. D) Plowman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knight. 3. Who is the Knight's son? A) The Yoeman. B) The Monk. C) The Nun. D) The Squire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Squire. 4. What element is NOT an aspect of Chaucer's style in The Canterbury Tales? A) Bawdy Language. B) Rhymed Couplets. C) Free Verse. D) Verbal Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free Verse. 5. When Sir Salvio has to choose if his fairy wife is ugly and loving or pretty and unfaithful, what does he decide (57-58)? A) He decides she should remain beautiful. B) He decides she should remain ugly. C) He lets her choose. D) He leaves her and doesn't decide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He lets her choose. 6. Which character knew all the innkeepers and barmaids in every town? A) Merchant. B) Squire. C) Oxford Cleric. D) Friar. E) Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friar. 7. Which Canterbury Tales pilgrim has a love for gold and is said to be a "perfect practicing physician?" A) The Parson. B) The Oxford Cleric. C) The Doctor. D) The Lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Doctor. 8. Select the correct word:Showing care or concern A) Solicitous. B) Commission. C) Garnished. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solicitous. 9. This pilgrim " ..... had followed chivalry, truth, honor, generousness and courtesy." A) Merchant. B) Knight. C) Reeve. D) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knight. 10. Choose the word that means:Using good judgment; acting wisely A) Courteous. B) Prudent. C) Dainty. D) Frugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prudent. 11. What happened to the rioters in the end? A) They lived happily ever after. B) They met death. C) They became rich. D) They got sick from the food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They met death. 12. During what time period was the Canterbury Tales written? A) Anglo-Saxon. B) Renaissance. C) Middle Ages/Medieval Period. D) Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Middle Ages/Medieval Period. 13. What word would you use to describe the Pardoner? A) Arrogant. B) Generous. C) Funny. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrogant. 14. Who is the character in 'The Canterbury Tales' that is known for his greed and dishonesty? A) The Pardoner. B) The Knight. C) The Clerk. D) The Squire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Pardoner. 15. Why did the fox flatter Chanticleer? A) He did it to get Chanticleer to tell him where the hen house was. B) He wanted to be friends. C) He wanted Chanticleer to give him Pertelote to eat. D) He did it to put Chanticleer at ease. So he would sing and make him an easy target. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He did it to put Chanticleer at ease. So he would sing and make him an easy target. 16. The pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales represent many different occupations, social classes, and personalities. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The stories in The Canterbury Tales focus on the middle class. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. What time period did Geoffrey Chaucer live in? A) Renaissance. B) Medieval Times. C) Industrial Revolution. D) Early Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medieval Times. 19. True or False:The knight is presented as a spiritual man rather than simply a brave soldier. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. This pilgrim is a wealthy weaver, has a gap between her teeth, is slightly deaf, and has been married five times. A) Merchant. B) Nun. C) Wife of Bath. D) Yeoman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wife of Bath. ← 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