Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 66 (20 MCQs)

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1. Polite; considerate of others

Correct Answer: D) Courteous.

2. Which character wore green?

Correct Answer: C) Yeoman.

3. What is The Oxford Cleric's job?

Correct Answer: B) A student.

4. In The Canterbury Tales, each of the pilgrims

Correct Answer: B) Tells a story on the way there and a story on the way back.

5. Where does the pilgrimage in The Canterbury Tales end?

Correct Answer: A) Canterbury Cathedral.

6. In his lifetime, Geoffrey Chaucer was known as the greatest ..... poet?

Correct Answer: B) English.

7. Bonjour! I love feeding my little dogs food so they don't go hungry.

Correct Answer: A) Nun.

8. The Wife of Bath most likely retells the story of Midas to show that .....

Correct Answer: C) Women cannot keep secrets.

9. The Plowman is dishonest, unlike his brother.

Correct Answer: B) False.

10. How many stories do the pilgrims expect to tell in total on their journey?

Correct Answer: C) 120.

11. In "The Pardoner's Tale", the storyteller (the Pardoner himself) reveals that he

Correct Answer: C) Is willing to take advantage of even the poorest people.

12. What season was it when the pilgrims started their journey?

Correct Answer: B) Spring.

13. Active, often referring to elderly

Correct Answer: C) Spry.

14. Which job path of the Middle Ages is NOT discussed in Station #1?

Correct Answer: E) The Witch/Doctor.

15. Strong

Correct Answer: D) Hardy.

16. Related to the Middle Ages period of time in European history

Correct Answer: D) Medieval.

17. A frame story is .....

Correct Answer: A) A story within a story.

18. What is the genre of 'The Canterbury Tales'?

Correct Answer: B) Satire.

19. "He was always honest with his neighbors and promptly paid his tithes to the church"

Correct Answer: B) Plowman.

20. Which character has a white beard and red face?

Correct Answer: A) Franklin.