The Canterbury Tales Final Exam Review

Which types of literature are NOT popular during the Medieval Period?

• morality and miracle plays

• romances

• epics

• ballads

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CCSS.RL.11-12.12

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

During the early part of the Medieval Period, what language is used in the English court and government business? (The Canterbury Tales)

• Old English
• Norman French
• Middle English
• Modern English

Which one is not a method the author Geoffrey Chaucer uses to communicate what the characters are like? (The Canterbury Tales)

• detailed descriptions of the characters' homes
• describe how the characters look and dress
• characters' words
• characters' action

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do the twenty-nine pilgrims in the group, taken all together, represent?

• the most educated

• the richest

• All the classes of English society

• the most holy

What lesson does the Wife of Bath teach through her story with the character of the "hag"? (The Canterbury Tales)

• the elderly are wise
• in all ways husbands should obey their wives
• only beautiful wives should be respected
• boys will be boys

Which of the following is "The Wife of Bath's Tale" known as? (The Canterbury Tales)

• a moral tale
• a ballad
• an epic
• a romance

Match the reading selection to the time period. The Canterbury Tales

• Anglo-Saxon time period
• Medieval Period
• Renaissance
• Modern Literature

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of story is The Canterbury Tales considered to be?

• a sonnet
• an epic story
• a frame story
• a non-fiction story

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Wife of Bath says she is an expert when it comes to...? 

• love.
• children.
• The Bible.
• travel.

What did the queen ask the knight to tell her?

• What is the thing that women most despise?
• What is the thing that women most desire?
• What is the thing that women most give?
• What is the thing that women most tolerate?

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9