This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 47 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She had "excellent" table manners. A) Wife of Bath. B) Prioress. C) Reeve. D) Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prioress. 2. The best high-school dictionary A) Oxford English Dictionary. B) Collins. C) Google. D) Merriam-Webster. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Merriam-Webster. 3. What is the definition of romance? A) The act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth. B) A narrative genre in literature that involves a mysterious, adventurous, or spiritual story line where the focus is on a quest that involves bravery and strong values. C) A journey to a shrine or a sacred place. D) Writing that ridicules or holds up to contempt the faults of individuals or groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A narrative genre in literature that involves a mysterious, adventurous, or spiritual story line where the focus is on a quest that involves bravery and strong values. 4. Which character spoke French? A) Nun. B) Merchant. C) Yeoman. D) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nun. 5. Longest tale in Canterbury tales A) The knight's tale. B) Miller's speech. C) Cook's tale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The knight's tale. 6. True or False:A Miller is a person who sells ale in the Middle Ages A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Which tale is about a talking falcon? A) The Nun's Priest Tale. B) The Squire's Tale. C) The Cannon's Yeoman's Tale. D) The Franklin's Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Squire's Tale. 8. Which of the following best describes the cook? A) Very fancy dresser, always wanted to be first at the alter to give her offering, well-traveled, married 5 times. B) Big, brawny, tells dirty tavern stories, he is strong and plays the bagpipes. C) Has an oozing ulcer on his knee, questionable hygiene, great cook. D) Very poor, ideal parish priest, well-educated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has an oozing ulcer on his knee, questionable hygiene, great cook. 9. What is the definition of boorish? A) The act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth. B) Rough and bad-mannered; coarse. C) A journey to a shrine or a sacred place. D) A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rough and bad-mannered; coarse. 10. In "The Knight's Tale, " after the two knights, Arcite and Palamon, are captured from war, where are they taken (7)? A) Back home. B) To a prison tower. C) To live with the king in Athens. D) To get married. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To a prison tower. 11. What is the definition of buffoon? A) A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. B) The act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth. C) The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. D) A journey to a shrine or a sacred place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. 12. What are the literary devices used in Canterbury Tales? A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Religious Correption. D) All the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the Above. 13. How many times was the wife of bath married? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 14. Which of the following is NOT something brought in with the strange knight? A) A glass mirror. B) A brass horse. C) A colorful bird. D) A gold ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A colorful bird. 15. A serf was similar to a ..... A) Slave. B) Royal. C) Knight. D) Wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slave. 16. Which character in 'The Canterbury Tales' is known for his ability to play the bagpipes? A) The Miller. B) The Knight. C) The Squire. D) The Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Miller. 17. To reveal unintentionally or intentionally A) Betray. B) Clemency. C) Prescience. D) Sovereign. E) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Betray. 18. Which of the following is NOT considered a Moral Virtue? A) Generosity. B) Humility. C) Pride. D) Forgiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pride. 19. How are the journeyers going to entertain themselves as they travel? A) By praying. B) By playing I spy. C) By telling stories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By telling stories. 20. Geoffrey Chaucer spoke many languages but chose to write the Canterbury Tales in A) French. B) Latin. C) Italian. D) English. 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