In "The Pardoner's Tale," Death is portrayed as...

Both the price of wickedness and an actual person

Both a skeletal figure and an evil demon

An old man selling wares by the side of the road

An archangel who kills people through natural disaster/war

The Wife of Bath's philosophy of marriage shows that she...

Is opinionated with a keen sense of her rights

Tends to say one thing and do the opposite

Cares only for pleasure, not for right and wrong

Trusts too much to thought instead of feeling

When the knight says that his wife is old, ugly, and low-born, we can conclude that the knight..

Cares about appearances, not character

Is a man with strong spiritual longings

The most important part that comes before the central conflict of the Wife of Bath’s tale is….

The reason that the knight is being punished

The explanation why there are no fairies

The description of the time period

The example of why women can't be trusted

What reasons does the knight FIRST give for being unable to marry the old woman?

His family has forbidden the match.

They have different ideas of marriage.

According to the old woman, what women really want is...?

To be flattered and attended to

The knight shows that he has learned what women most want when he...

Asks his wife to decide what form she will take

Keeps his promise to return after a year and a day

Pays the old woman as much as she asks

The Wife of Bath and The Pardoner are alike in that they both...

Tell stories related to their character traits

Tell stories related to lessons they have learned in life

Tell stories based on events in their lives

What is situational irony?

When what actually happens is the opposite of expected

When someone says one thing but means something else

What is verbal irony?

When someone says one thing but really means something else

When what actually happens is the opposite of expected

What is dramatic irony?

When what actually happens is the opposite of expected

What someone says one thing but really means something else

A device in literature where an object represents an idea

Repetition of the initial consonant

A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

A device used to create expectation or set up an explanation

An idea broad enough to cover the scope of a literary work

A device in literature where an object represents an idea

A word or group of words which appeal to the senses

A discrepancy between appearance and reality

What is the symbolism of the spring setting?

Spring is known for its renewing properties + pilgrims want a new start

Spring is hot and the pilgrims have hot tempers during their journey

Spring is rainy and the pilgrims are moody during their journey

Spring is known for its beauty + pilgrims are on a journey for pleasure

How does the Pardoner keep up his extravagant lifestyle?

He tells stories to make people buy pardons.

His church pays for all his expenses.

The Pope gives him money to spend.

He sells authentic holy relics from Rome.

When the old woman speaks about the importance of noble birth, she says that

true gentility comes only from God

only dukes and earls are gentlemen

nobility is more important than looks

nobility is a matter of wealth and worth

Which statement most accurately reflects the old woman’s words and actions before she transforms herself?

She seeks to reform the knight’s judgments and values.

She enjoys torturing the knight a little before she rewards him.

She wants to prove to the knight that women can argue logically.

She persuades the knight that she is beautiful as an old woman.

Chaucer uses the Wife of Bath to...

Represent a progressive view of “a woman’s place in the world”

Represent why women can’t be trusted

Represent a traditional view of “a woman’s place in the world”

Represent the dangers of a woman’s wit

The Canterbury Tales Review

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English

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11th - 12th Grade

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CCSS

RL.11-12.3, RL.9-10.3, RL.11-12.10

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a frame story?

A story that contains other stories

Short tales told to illustrate practical moral lessons

A style of narrative that tells tales of knightly adventures

When the audience knows something the characters don't

What type of details is least directly connected to characterization?

Dress

Behavior

Age

Appearance

What is Chaucer's main objective in the Prologue of The Canterbury Tales?

Analyze religious customs

Reveal the narrator's thoughts

Introduce his cast of characters

Describe a typical pilgrimage

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the Wife of Bath?

She is a pious churchgoer and religious teacher.

She is a well-traveled vendor of fine silk clothing.

She is a veteran of several pilgrimages and marriages.

She is the widow of a prosperous doctor in Bath.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Pardoner earns money from all of the following activities EXCEPT

Preaching against greed

Begging from church to church

Selling papal pardons

Making and selling baskets

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The pilgrims agree to tell tales during their journey in order to...?

Preserve their stories for the future

Win a free meal and entertain one another

Learn about each other and reduce tensions

Teach the innkeeper a lesson about pride

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many stories does each character have to tell?

1

2

3

4

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The Canterbury Tales Review

30 questions

What is a frame story?

What type of details is least directly connected to characterization?

What is Chaucer's main objective in the Prologue of The Canterbury Tales?

Which of the following best describes the Wife of Bath?

The Pardoner earns money from all of the following activities EXCEPT

The pilgrims agree to tell tales during their journey in order to...?

How many stories does each character have to tell?

It is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice because he is...

In the prologue to his tale, the Pardoner's view of his work is

In "The Pardoner's Tale," Death is portrayed as...

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