Chaucer Background Quiz

What is a pilgrimage?

• a journey to a sacred place
• people coming to America on the Mayflower
• traveling for vacation
• creating a convoy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How man other travelers does the narrator meet?

• 29
• 49
• 69
• 19

What is the name of the inn where the narrator meets the other pilgrims?

• Tabard Inn
• London
• Suburb Inn
• Traveler Inn

How are they going to occupy their time on the journey there and back?

• by telling stories
• by playing I spy
• by playing the alphabet game
• by praying

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does the winner with the best story get?

• to be in the front of the line
• to go home first
• a dinner hosted by the other pilgrims
• a medal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does the courtly world center on?

• nobility
• farming
• peasants
• church

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is not a popular genre of Chaucer's time?

• romances
• fabliaux
• allegory
• mystery

What was Chaucer's father?

• merchant
• doctor
• knight
• king

When Chaucer was captured and held prisoner, how much did the king pay to get him back?

• £16
• £18
• 16 euros
• 18 euros

What time period best fits when Chaucer was alive?

• 1200s
• 1300s
• 1400s
• 1500s