Pardoner's Tale

When the tale opens, what are the rioters doing? 

• Drinking
• Sleeping
• Nothing
• Dancing

What passes by the rioters that catches their attention? 

• A coffee machine
• A talking donkey
• A coffin
• A pretty lady

The Pardoner thinks that ...

• Money is the root of all evil
• Greed is the root of all evil
• The devil is the root of all evil
• Women are the root of all evil 

Who are the rioters looking for in the tale?

• Heaven
• Death
• Money 
• Hell 

Why do the rioters go looking for Death? 

• For repentance and salvation
• Avenge the death of their friends
• For great treasure
• To banish him from England 

Which statement best describes the end of the Pardoner's Tale? 

• The rioters become rich
• The rioters meet death
• Death takes the gold florins
• Death takes a holiday

where did the old man say that "Death" was?

• Under a tree
• under a bridge
• In an abandoned house 
• he wasn't in town anymore 

why did the rioters want to take the money at night instead of the day time?

• they didn't want death to see them 
• They need to get equipment 
• They didn't want to be seen 

What did the youngest rioter purchase while in town?

•  Bread and wine
• Bread and wine and poison
• some books

• A rat

Chaucer uses the pilgrimage to Canterbury primarily as a device to

• emphasize the characters' religious beliefs
• Frame the story told by individual characters
• Describe the difficulties of medieval life

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