This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 49 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How is the parson different than the other pilgrims? A) He could tell the best stories and the funniest jokes. B) He was a good religious man. C) He was wealthier than the others. D) He was well liked by the women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was a good religious man. 2. Which is NOT a type of irony? A) Situational. B) Momentous. C) Dramatic. D) Verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Momentous. 3. The Middle English and Modern English have similar pronunciation A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. The Sergeant at the Law is known to be very dishonest and a liar. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. The knight complaint on the wedding night that A) His wife was old and poor. B) His wife would die soon. C) His wife tricked him into marriage. D) His wife was been unfaithful to him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His wife was old and poor. 6. -Likes young girls-dirty old man-bad breath-wears a garland around their head A) The Wife of Bath. B) The Summoner. C) The Squire. D) The Prioress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Summoner. 7. This person's job is to sell indulgences (pardons) that forgive people for their sins. A) The manciple. B) The summoner. C) The pardoner. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pardoner. 8. Which of the following tales is a fabliau? A) The Knight's Tale. B) The Nun's Tale. C) The Wife of Bath's Tale. D) The Miller's Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Miller's Tale. 9. Which character was known for the many battles he fought in? A) The Squire. B) The Yeoman. C) The Monk. D) The Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Knight. 10. What problem does the knight encounter during his quest? A) People offer only vague answers to his question. B) One year is not enough time to fulfill his promise. C) People cannot agree about what women want. D) His lovely young wife becomes a homely old woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People cannot agree about what women want. 11. In the Wife of Bath, What does the knight tell the queen that women truly want? A) Power over their husbands. B) Riches. C) Fame. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power over their husbands. 12. How did Chanticleer escape? A) He raised such a fuss that the other animals came to his rescue. B) He pecked the fox's eyes out and flew away. C) He appealed to the fox's sense of superiority and told him not miss out on insulting the other animals when he did, Chanticleer got away. D) He pretended to be dead. The fox released his grip and Chanticleer got away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He appealed to the fox's sense of superiority and told him not miss out on insulting the other animals when he did, Chanticleer got away. 13. A person, place, thing, or idea A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 14. The Canterbury Tales is an example of what type of story? A) Bildungsroman. B) Roman a clef. C) The new narrative. D) Frame story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frame story. 15. What is the definition of motley? 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) A closed couplet is a syntax that are completed within the two lines. D) Sly or cunning intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate. 16. Which honorific title has been given to Geoffrey Chaucer? A) The Great Bard. B) The Father of English Literature. C) The Voice of a Gnereation. D) Papa Chauce-Sauce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Father of English Literature. 17. "A wrangler and buffoon ..... He was a master-hand at stealing grain." A) Reeve. B) Plowman. C) Miller. D) Guildsmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miller. 18. The gallantry, honor, and courtesy expected of knight is called- A) Mace. B) Jousting. C) Chainmail. D) Chivalry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chivalry. 19. Harry Bailey, the Host of the Tabard Inn, suggested that the pilgrims do this to pass the time on the road. A) Sing songs. B) Eat and drink. C) Pray. D) Tell stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tell stories. 20. Why does Chaucer let us know that he cannot remember the Merchant's name? A) Because the Merchant never revealed his name to the Pilgrims. B) Because the Merchant had an odd name. C) Because The Merchant was a forgettable man. D) Because the Merchant lied about his actual name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because The Merchant was a forgettable man. ← 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