This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 79 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 79 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which literary terms means "mocking a subject in order to point out a flaw and promote change" ? A) Satire. B) Verbal irony. C) Situational irony. D) Dramatic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satire. 2. Recrimination A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 3. The member of the clergy who has girlfriends, gets in fist fights in bars, and ignores the poor is ..... A) Parson. B) Friar. C) Nun. D) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friar. 4. Which general direction was the pilgrimage to Canterbury? A) Southeast. B) Northwest. C) Southwest. D) Northeast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southeast. 5. What is the definition of ecclesiast? A) The act of not giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth. B) A service of morning prayer in various churches, especially the Anglican Church. C) Ecclesiastes is one of the Ketuvim of the Hebrew Bible and part of the Wisdom literature of the Christian Old Testament. D) A ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecclesiastes is one of the Ketuvim of the Hebrew Bible and part of the Wisdom literature of the Christian Old Testament. 6. Who knew "every judgement, case, and crime" ? A) Carpenter. B) Sergeant at Law. C) Parson. D) Plowman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sergeant at Law. 7. Who is buried at the pilgrim's destination? A) St. Augustine. B) St. Thomas a Becket. C) St. Thomas Aquinas. D) Jesus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) St. Thomas a Becket. 8. "He knew the taverns well ..... Better than lepers, beggars and that crew, For unto such a worthy man as he, It was not suitable, in view of his official position, To have acquaintance with sick lepers. A) Plowman. B) Friar. C) Shopkeeper. D) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friar. 9. What is the relationship between The Yeoman and The Knight? A) His brother. B) His assistant. C) His cousin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His assistant. 10. Which character looked busier than he was? A) Squire. B) Merchant. C) Sergeant at Law. D) Oxford Cleric. E) Friar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sergeant at Law. 11. Which one of the following do we learn about the Wife of Bath from the narrator's description? A) She is a pious Christian. B) She married her husbands for their money. C) She is sociable and likes chatting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is sociable and likes chatting. 12. Happiness A) Festive. B) Virtue. C) Discreet. D) Felicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Felicity. 13. How does the author, Chaucer, fit himself into the group? A) He is the anonymous narrative. B) He is the anonymous narrative and he is one of the pilgrims. C) He is the knight. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is the anonymous narrative and he is one of the pilgrims. 14. Select the correct word:confident or cheerful A) Absolution. B) Sanguine. C) Prevarication. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanguine. 15. The soldier's elaborate and tailored ..... was special ordered for the exclusive event. A) Dirk. B) Vintage. C) Livery. D) Relic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Livery. 16. Ideal-flawless, brave, courageous, humble traveling in a group of 3 A) Knight. B) Skipper. C) Parson. D) Plowman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knight. 17. The language of the church and consequently all educated people. A) Latin. B) English. C) Anglo Saxon. D) Middle English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin. 18. What is the occupation of the Wife of Bath in 'The Canterbury Tales'? A) Merchant. B) Weaver. C) Nun. D) Lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weaver. 19. What did the miller look like? A) Average, modest build. B) Fat, wide and tired. C) Strong, big boned, and thick. D) Thin with long lean legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong, big boned, and thick. 20. An intricate and difficult problem A) Conundrum. B) Iniquity. C) Miscreant. D) Prattle. E) Recrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conundrum. ← 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