Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 74 (20 MCQs)

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1. What colour hair does the Miller have?

Correct Answer: D) Red.

2. What kind of narrator can we encounter on Canterbury Tales?

Correct Answer: B) Secondary character.

3. "Like his brother, he was an honest worker, good and true" .

Correct Answer: A) Plowman.

4. "Delightful living was the goal he'd won, For he was Epicurus' very son."

Correct Answer: C) Franklin.

5. Which of the following events most directly shaped the workforce in England during the time of Geoffrey Chaucer?

Correct Answer: C) The Black Death.

6. A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work:

Correct Answer: B) Prologue.

7. Having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech:PRUDENT

Correct Answer: C) Discreet.

8. Shows things that reveal the personality of a character.

Correct Answer: B) Indirect characterization.

9. Refined; courteousness and style usually associated with wealthy and educated people.

Correct Answer: A) Genteel.

10. The King divided his land among the .....

Correct Answer: A) Barons.

11. The protesters gave ..... speeches to get people excited enough to join their cause.

Correct Answer: A) Incendiary.

12. How do the rioters act towards the old man?

Correct Answer: D) With disrespect.

13. Fat; sleeves lined with fine fur

Correct Answer: C) The Monk.

14. Pope Innocent III declared this "irrational" and judgment was then delivered by neighbors-this led to our jury system in this year .....

Correct Answer: B) 1215.

15. In the pardoner's tale, Death symbolizes-

Correct Answer: D) The deadly disease-the plague.

16. The Miller's first name is .....

Correct Answer: C) Matt.

17. Geoffrey Chaucer was

Correct Answer: B) The son of a rich merchant.

18. Very superstitious, believed in astrology, very greedy

Correct Answer: A) Physician.

19. Which character is described as having a forked beard and motley, or disorganized, dress, along with a beaver hat on the top of his head?

Correct Answer: A) Merchant.

20. Where does the pilgrimage in The Canterbury Tales start?

Correct Answer: C) The Tabard.