The Pardoner's Tale

In his prologue, the Pardoner claims he likes to

• give rousing sermons about the destructive force of sin to make people feel guilty.

• give a rousing sermon about the destructive force of sin and then ask the congregation for donations when they are excited.

• preach about sin because it always creates some excitement among the congregation.

• preach to sinners about how they are going to hell unless they repent.

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The tale the Pardoner tells begins with a description of three young men who are:

• noble gentlemen.

• immature but are not evil.

• prone to drunkenness and other ribaldry that is described as a sacrifice to the devil.

• immature and ill-mannered but have seen the evil of their ways and are ready to repent.

The three men leave a tavern in search of ________ to ___________

• an old man; ask why death happens

• Death; kill it

• an old man; save him

• Death; ask it to return their brother

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The three men come upon an old man and:

• ask him for directions.

• treat him with the respect deserved to one of such age.

• offer to buy him a meal in exchange for information.

• are rude to him.

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The three men ask the old man

• why Death took their brother.

• why he is still alive.

• where he came from.

• if he knows the area well.

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The old man replies

• Death took their brother because it

  is a part of life.

• Death does not want him.

• he came from India.

• he is very familiar with the area.

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Of what do the three men accuse the old man?

• killing their brother

• tricking them out of their quest

• spying on the young men for Death

• refusing to die on purpose to take food away from the young people

The way that Death is treated in the story is an example of

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• allusion

• personification

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Eventually, the old man tells the three young men

• that he saw Death earlier by a grove.

• that he thinks they are rude, and he walks away.

• that he cannot die because he is immortal, but he wishes he would die.

• that he needs their help to kill him.

When the three men approach the tree, they see

• another old man.

• death.

• a dead body.

• a box of gold coins.

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