The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

7th - 8th Grade

21 Qs

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The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.11-12.1

+12

Standards-aligned

Created by

Alison Rogers

Used 143+ times

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

30 sec • 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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Proposed the plan of storytelling on the way to and from Canterbury".
reeve
knight
monk
host

Tags

CCSS.W.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.3B

CCSS.W.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the prize for who told the best story?
lunch
dinner
dessert
drink

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
What game does the host propose to the pilgrims?
they tell two stories on the way to Canterbury
they tell two stories on the way from Canterbury
the winner with the best story gets a free meal at the expense of the other travelers
all answer choices are correct

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
Unknown
Geoffrey Chaucer
The Venerable Bede
Edmund Spenser

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