The Canterbury Tales-General Prologue

The Canterbury Tales-General Prologue

12th Grade

15 Qs

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The Canterbury Tales-General Prologue

The Canterbury Tales-General Prologue

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.3, RL.7.1

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amy Wright

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What season is described in the opening passage of The Canterbury Tales?
summer
winter
spring
fall

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why might the Knight be dressed as he is?
He is modest.
He's a slob.
He's poor.
He's no longer a knight and does not wear his armor anymore.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why did everyone go on a pilgrimage to Canterbury?
To visit the shrine of Beowulf
to visit the shrine of Archbishop Thomas Becket
To visit the grave of a beloved family member
To visit the shrine of King Alfred the Great

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Including the narrator, how many pilgrims were at the Tabard Inn that night?
30
28
25
12

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The nun or Prioress was concerned with imitating what type of behavior?
brave
courtly
unsophisticated
loving

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What would you find the monk doing on a beautiful day?
hunting
praying
caring for his ill aunt
leading a sermon

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

"She'd had five husbands, all at the church door".
wife of bath
host
pardoner
miller

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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