Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 61 (20 MCQs)

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1. To forgive a sin; to pardon someone's "wrong-doing"

Correct Answer: C) Absolve.

2. Which character just finished serving the king?

Correct Answer: A) Knight.

3. What is the definition of frugal?

Correct Answer: C) Sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

4. If you attended school in the Medieval Time period, where did you go for class?

Correct Answer: A) The Church.

5. The Rioters go looking for Death because they

Correct Answer: B) Plan to avenge the deaths of their friends.

6. What is the theme of the Wife of Bath?

Correct Answer: A) A woman's place and power should be protected in the world.

7. Which Canterbury Tales pilgrim is essentially a broke college student?

Correct Answer: D) The Oxford Cleric.

8. This pilgrim sang in a strong voice, had long, yellow hair, bulging eyes, was baby-faced and carried a bunch of false relics to sell.

Correct Answer: C) The Pardoner.

9. The parts of a person's behavior and attitude that make up their personality.

Correct Answer: B) Character traits.

10. The hammock ..... gently and it was making him really sleepy!

Correct Answer: A) Undulated.

11. The Canterbury Tales is written in .....

Correct Answer: C) Middle English.

12. Which of the following purposes does the description of the Doctor best serve?

Correct Answer: C) To emphasize the medical advancements made throughout the Middle Ages.

13. On whose farm does Chaunticleer live?

Correct Answer: A) A poor widow.

14. Spoke the French language

Correct Answer: D) Prioress (Nun).

15. Throughout Chaucer's description of the FRIAR, we can tell that he .....

Correct Answer: B) He abuses his position of power and uses people for money.

16. A ..... person may be wrathful person, but does not have to be.

Correct Answer: B) Choleric.

17. He was fat and had shifty eyeballs.

Correct Answer: C) Monk.

18. The member of the clegry who has hair that looks like a rat's tail; he has a high squeaky voice, and he sells pardons.

Correct Answer: A) The Pardoner.

19. These themes are included in The Canterbury Tales:

Correct Answer: E) All of the other responses are correct.

20. The word that describes a person who is polite and dignified is

Correct Answer: A) Courtly.