This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chaucer'S Canterbury Tales Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What happened when Theseus discovered our two Theban knights? A) To ultimately meet the two protagonists of the story. B) To set up the war between the two cities. C) To compare and contrast Theseus' leadership from a democratic city. D) To establish Theseus as a ruthless character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To ultimately meet the two protagonists of the story. 2. What is the main characteristic of the Summoner as described in the text? A) His ability to play the lute. B) His skill in archery. C) His talent in preaching. D) His expertise in summoning offenders to church courts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His expertise in summoning offenders to church courts. 3. An act or instance of leniency A) Betray. B) Clemency. C) Prescience. D) Sovereign. E) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clemency. 4. Who is a Pardoner? A) A person who is a member of royalty that was once a king. B) A person from the medieval church who defends criminals who have stolen items from the kingdom. C) A person from the medieval church who calls, or summons, people before the church for their crimes. D) A person who sells official pardons, or excuses from sins, from the church (to raise money for the church). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A person who sells official pardons, or excuses from sins, from the church (to raise money for the church). 5. (adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager A) Frugal. B) Diligent. C) Guile. D) Stature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frugal. 6. What power did the sash have over Sir Gawain? A) It protected him from death. B) It matched his shoes. C) It would bring him back to life. D) Force him to tell the truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It protected him from death. 7. This pilgrim spoke the French language. A) Reeve. B) Friar. C) Master. D) Prioress (Nun). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prioress (Nun). 8. Why might the Knight be dressed as he is? A) He is modest. B) He's a slob. C) He's poor. D) He's no longer a knight and does not wear his armor anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is modest. 9. This type of irony is when the audience knows more than the characters do. A) Verbal. B) Situational. C) Dramatic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic. 10. During the Middle Ages, the church was extremely powerful, wealthy, and corrupt. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Who loved to sing the "Offertory" so he could "win silver from the crowd" A) Forgive. B) Brother. C) Monk. D) Parson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forgive. 12. What was the cause of so much death during this time period? A) Unemployment. B) Wars. C) Starvation. D) The Black plague. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Black plague. 13. What is an exemplum? A) A harness for a horse. B) A tall tale told by a knight. C) A story with a moral point. D) A story with no clear ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A story with a moral point. 14. What season does "The Canterbury Tales" take place? A) Spring. B) Summer. C) Winter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spring. 15. What metal was The Tradesmen's gear made out of? A) Gold. B) Silver. C) Bronze. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silver. 16. What is a metaphor? A) Comparison of two unlike things. B) A noun. C) A newspaper stand. D) Writing proccess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparison of two unlike things. 17. "She was by no means undergrown." A) Wife of Bath. B) Summoner. C) Prioress. D) Nun's Priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prioress. 18. The official history of the medieval period begins with this battle ..... A) Hastings. B) Hundreds Year War. C) Crusades. D) War of the Roses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hastings. 19. Does the following sentence use the vocab word correctly or incorrectly? "By putting a little bit of money aside each month, you can accrue a decent rainy day fund." A) Correctly. B) Incorrectly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly. 20. Acting without delay; arriving exactly on time A) Diligent. B) Frugal. C) Prompt. D) Sundry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prompt. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books