Prologue
Which of the following is NOT revealed in the Host’s speeches in the Prologue?
The pilgrims are traveling on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Thomas a’ Becket.
The pilgrims are a homogenous lot from the same social class.
Two tales must be told by each pilgrim on the way to and from Canterbury.
The best tale will be judged according to its moral character and general pleasure.
The pilgrims are a homogenous lot from the same social class.
The moral of "The Pardoner's Tale" is:
A. Greed is the root of all evil.
B. Greed brings greater happiness.
C. Be prepared for death.
D. Never trust an old man.
Greed is the root of all evil.
How did the kingdom react to what the Knight did?
The kingdom praised the Knight with a feast
The kingdom brought the Knight new gold-plated armour
The kingdom shunned him and decapitated him
The kingdom was disgusted & mad
The kingdom was disgusted & mad
Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the Father of _______________________.
Satire.
British Poetry.
English Literature.
Moralist Tales.
English Literature
Which literary device is found in this line?
And yet he had a thumb of gold, begad.
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Allusion
Metaphor
Which of the following quotations describes the Knight?
“A most distinguished man,/ Who from the day on which he first began / To ride abroad had followed chivalry, / Truth, honor, generousness and courtesy.”
“A lover and cadet, a lad of fire / With locks as curly as if they had been pressed.”
“One of the finest sort / Who rode the country; hunting was his sport.”
“He wore a homely parti-colored coat, / Girt with a silken belt of pin-stripe stuff…”
“A most distinguished man,/ Who from the day on which he first began / To ride abroad had followed chivalry, / Truth, honor, generousness and courtesy.”
The primary satirical device used in this tale is:
Hyperbole
Situational irony
Parody
Sarcasm
Situational Irony
What does the way the Knight was supposed to die vs. how he was actually treated say about society back then?
Society feared the Knight
There was a set hierarchy and the Knight was among the top
The Knight’s father saved him with money
The friars were afraid of the Knight
There was a set hierarchy and the Knight was among the top
The Canterbury Tales were written during which historical period in Europe?
The Anglo-Saxon Period
The Dark Ages
The Restoration
The Victorian Era
The Dark Ages
What effect does personifying Death as a character have on the story?
It makes Death seem more of a realistic threat.
It shows the naivete of the rioters in that they think they can kill Death.
It emphasizes the irony that Death is actually money.
All of the above.
All of the above
Which of the following quotations describes the Pardoner?
“Garlic he loved, and onions too, and leeks, / And drinking strong red wine till all was hazy.”
“He was a learned man, a clerk, / Who truly knew Christ’s gospel and would preach it / Devoutly to parishioners, and teach it.”
“This Pilgrim has hair as yellow as wax, / Hanging down smoothly like a hank of flax.”
“Yet he was rather close as to expenses / And kept the gold he won in pestilences.”
“This Pilgrim has hair as yellow as wax, / Hanging down smoothly like a hank of flax.”
The old man tells the rioters that Death can be found under a tree. They find a pile of gold coins there. By the end of the story, we realize the old man:
A. Sent them to their deaths.
B. Had a bad memory due to his age.
C. Did not mislead them.
D. Stole the coins.
Sent them to their deaths
How long did the Knight have to follow through with the Queen’s order?
Two years & three days
Forever
A year & a day
Eight days & eight nights
A year & a day
The Canterbury Tales were originally written in:
Old English.
Middle English.
Modern English.
German.
Middle English
What is a frame narrative?
A story told from the perspective of an outsider looking into the picture, or scene, of someone else’s life.
A story that deals with people’s perceptions of reality.
A story that is told within a historical framework.
A story told within the broader context of another story.
A story told within the broader context of another story.
Which of the following quotations describes the Monk?
“He was so stately in administration, / In loans and bargains and negotiation. / He was an excellent fellow all the same…”
“And on his hood, to fasten it at his chin / He had a wrought-gold cunningly fashioned pin; Into a lover’s knot it seemed to pass.”
“In all Four Orders there was none so mellow, / So glib with gallant phrase and well-turned speech. / He’d fixed up many a marriage, giving each / Of his young women what he could afford her.”
“His face on fire, like a cherubin, / For he had carbuncles. His eyes were narrow, / He was as hot and lecherous as a sparrow.”
“And on his hood, to fasten it at his chin / He had a wrought-gold cunningly fashioned pin; Into a lover’s knot it seemed to pass.”
Which of the following quotations reveals how the three rioters perceive the Old Man?
“Not even Death will take my life…”
“And so my age is mine and must be still / Upon me, for such time as God may will.”
“What, old fool? Give place! / Why are you all wrapped up except your face? / Why live so long? Isn’t it time to die?”
“But it dishonored you when you began / To speak so roughly, sir, to an old man…”
“What, old fool? Give place! / Why are you all wrapped up except your face? / Why live so long? Isn’t it time to die?”
What did the Knight find out?
Women just want a lot of food, clothing, & gifts
Women just want to be able to stay home and be housewives
Women just want their spouses to be happy
Women just want to be in charge of themselves & their spouses
Women just want to be in charge of themselves & their spouses
Which century was The Canterbury Tales written in?
A. 14th
B. 16th
C. 19th
D. 17th
14th
Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony from “The Pardoner’s Tale”?
The three rioters hear a funeral procession outside the tavern.
The three rioters curse Death while sitting in the tavern.
The youngest rioter draws the lot that sends him to town for bread and wine.
The two rioters drink the poisoned wine believing they have safely disposed of the third rioter.
The 2 rioters drinks the poisoned wine believing they have safely disposed of the third rioter.
Which of the following pilgrims does Chaucer favor? Mark all that apply.
The Knight
The Squire
The Parson
The Summoner
The Nun Prioress
The Knight, The Squire, & The Parson
Why does the storyteller comment on the outcome of the tale by stating: “Why make a sermon of it? Why waste breath? / Exactly in the way they’d planned his death / They fell on him and slew him, two to one”?
To show that the moral of the tale is obvious.
To understate the importance of listening to elders.
To emphasize the obvious outcome of duplicity that costs all three men their lives.
Both A & B.
Both A & C.
Both A & C.
What is one overall theme?
Not everyone deserves a happy ending.
Everyone deserves to be happy.
Everyone deserves to fail at least once in their life.
Everyone deserves a second chance.
Everyone deserves a second chance.
What do the Court, the Church, and the Commoners represent?
A. The people who stood up for the Knight
B. The levels of hierarchy
C. The people who fought against the King
D. The people who married the Wife of Bath
The levels of hierarchy
Which literary device is found on these two lines:
His nostrils they were black and very wide.
A sword and buckler bore he by his side.
Alliteration
Assonance
Personification
Both A and B.
All of the above.
Both A & B, Alliteration & Assonance