The Pardoner's Tale

When the tale opens, what are the rioters doing? 

• Drinking
• Sleeping
• Nothing
• Dancing

What passes by the rioters that catches their attention? 

• A coffee machine
• A talking donkey
• A coffin
• A pretty lady

The Pardoner thinks that ...

• Money is the root of all evil
• Greed is the root of all evil
• The devil is the root of all evil
• Women are the root of all evil 

Who are the rioters looking for in the tale?

• Heaven
• Death
• Money 
• Hell 

After the rioters abandon their search for Death, they murder each other.  This is an example of ...

• Dramatic Irony
• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony
• Poetic Irony 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

As soon as the rioters find the tree and the gold, they...

• end the agreement between them
• start attacking the old man viciously
• begin to suspect Death of tricking them
• forget all about Death because of their greed

The youngest rioter buys poison because he...

• wants all the treasure for himself
• hopes to help the old man find death
• notices wild animals around the treasure
• knows that the other two are planning his death

What method will the two rioters use to kill the youngest rioter?

• leave him alone in the forest
• poison him
• play wrestle then stab him in the back
• take his food so he will starve

What does "radix malorum est cupiditas" mean?

• Never trust another person
• Nobody can escape death
• Greed is the root of all evil
• Don't go looking for death

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The Pardoner is an official of the ...

• Government
• Church 
• Community
• King