The Pardoner's Prologue

CHAUCER WRITES IN _____ VERSE, AND ALTHOUGH THIS EXCERPT HAS BEEN TRANSLATED FROM MIDDLE ENGLISH TO MODERN ENGLISH, IT STILL CONTAINS WORDS THAT MAY BE UNFAMILIAR.

• UNRHYMED

• RHYMED

• LATIN

• AMERICAN

IS THE WORD "THEME" A NOUN, A VERB, AN ADJECTIVE, OR AN ADVERB?

• NOUN

• VERB

• ADJECTIVE

• ADVERB

A PARTICULAR ATTITUDE TOWARD OR WAY OF REGARDING SOMETHING

• Point of View

• Viewpoint

• Perspective

• All of the above

ANOTHER WORD FOR INTENSE GREED IS

• Jealousy

• Selfish

• Sharing

• Avarice

THE RELICS ARE NOT PROPS USED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE AUDIENCE AND TO SUPPORT THE PARDONER’S GREED. TRUE OR FALSE

• True

• False

WHAT ARE THE TWO RELICS, OR RELIGIOUS OBJECTS IMBUED WITH MIRACULOUS POWERS, THAT THE PARDONER DISCUSSES?

• Liege Seal & Bottle

• Mitten

  & Shoulder Bone

• Shoulder Bone & Liege seal

• Bottle & Mitten

THE LATIN PHRASE “RADIX MALORUM EST CUPIDITAS” MEANS

• EVIL & GREED

• JEALOUSY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

• MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

• GREED IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

WHAT DOES THE PARDONER KEEP IN HOLLOW CRYSTAL STONES?

• HE KEEPS RELICS IN THE BOTTLES.

• HE KEEPS WATER IN THE BOTTLES.

• HE KEEPS SODA IN THE BOTTLES.

• HE KEEPS MAGIC POTION IN THE BOTTLES.

THE PARDONER IS PUTTING ON A PERFORMANCE AND THAT CHURCHGOERS ARE AWARE THEY ARE BEING DECEIVED. TRUE OR FALSE

• TRUE

• FALSE

THE ACT OF SPREADING FALSE AND DAMAGING INFORMATION

• RUMORS

• LIES

• DEFAMATION

• STEREOTYPE