Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

During which month does the pilgrims go on this journey?

• April

• May

• June

• July

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How many pilgrims were on the journey?

• 100

• 58

• 29

• 10

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The Canterbury Tales is structured as a

• Frame Story

• Flashback

• Allegory

• Exemplium

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Why was everyone at the Tabbard?

• They were on their way making a pilgrimage to Canterbury.
• They were on a trip to see the Archbishop.
• They were looking for a place to eat.
• They were in need of supplies and rest.

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What were they going to Canterbury to see?

• the sights
• the archbishop
• the shrine of Thomas a Becket
• the narrator

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What was the prize for who told the best story?

• lunch
• dinner
• dessert
• drink

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Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?

• Unknown
• Geoffrey Chaucer
• The Venerable Bede
• Edmund Spenser

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The Father of English poetry is _________.

• William Shakespeare
• Harry Bailey
• Johnny Bailey
• Geoffery Chaucer

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The most accurate description of the group of pilgrims is as a

• number of people who represent many different occupations, classes, and personalities

• collection of people are who are obsessed with money and sensual pleasures.

• group that comes from many walks of life, but consists only of deeply flawed individuals.

• variety of individuals who have qualities that are meant to make you unhappy.

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"Proposed the plan of storytelling on the way to and from Canterbury".

• reeve
• knight
• monk
• host

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