This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The nun or Prioress was concerned with imitating what type of behavior? A) Brave. B) Courtly. C) Unsophisticated. D) Loving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Courtly. 2. What is the main focus of the description of the Knight and the Squire? A) Their physical appearance. B) Their musical talents. C) Their chivalrous deeds. D) Their hunting skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their chivalrous deeds. 3. What is the argument that the old hag makes on night of her wedding? A) The Knight is not acting like the gentleman he should be. B) The Knight should give back to those that are poor and treat them well. C) The Knight should treat his olders with respect and learn from their experience. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. The member of the middle class who dressed well, talked about the stock exchange, but was secretly in debt is ..... A) Skipper. B) Merchant. C) Monk. D) Miller. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merchant. 5. At the beginning of "The Pardoner's Tale, " we find the three "rioters" A) Under a tree. B) In a tavern. C) In a hotel. D) Beside a road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a tavern. 6. Which character follows chivalry? A) Knight. B) Squire. C) Yeoman. D) Nun. E) Monk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knight. 7. What was the purpose of Chanticleer's dream A) So he stays asleep. B) He is giving advice about marrying Pertelote. C) So that he will learn about his old ways and change them. D) So he knows how to lead the other animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that he will learn about his old ways and change them. 8. The Parson is known as a true man of the clergy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. To which British Literature Period does The Canterbury Tales belong? A) Anglo-Saxon Period. B) Medieval Period. C) Renaissance Period. D) Ancient Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medieval Period. 10. Which of the following is NOT part of the Knights Code of Chivalry? A) True to God and defender of the Faith. B) True and loyal to his lord and king. C) Brave and fierce in war and adversity. D) Defender of the common man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Defender of the common man. 11. Did the reeve make good money? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. Which Country was NOT a part of the Medieval Romance Literature Cycle? A) Matter of Britain. B) Matter of France. C) Matter of Rome. D) Matter of Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Matter of Spain. 13. Which character was strong and agile? A) Knight. B) Monk. C) Squire. D) Yeoman. E) Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Squire. 14. What novel, written in English, by Geoffrey Chaucer, is believed to have been the reason why we currently speak English today, versus French? A) Sir Patrick Spens. B) Beowulf. C) The Canterbury Tales. D) The death of Arthur. E) In Media Res. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Canterbury Tales. 15. The characters in The Canterbury Tales represent the three estates: A) The women, the men, and the children. B) The royalty, the nobility, and the workers. C) The nobility, the clergy, and the commoners. D) The pilgrims, the farmers, and the city folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The nobility, the clergy, and the commoners. 16. How many stories in total must each pilgrim tell on their journey? A) 4. B) 2. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 17. Betray A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 18. Define Irony. A) Anything that is funny. B) When the unexpected happens. C) Someone falling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the unexpected happens. 19. What does The Manciple manage to do? A) Cheats money from law students. B) Win the heart of his boss's wife. C) Secretly own a bar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheats money from law students. 20. The Battle of Hastings begins in this year A) 1481. B) 1600. C) 1215. D) 1606. E) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None of the Above. ← 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 9Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books