English IV Final Exam

Which of the following is a significant fact about Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales?

• It depicts life in the French court

• It was one of the first books that circulated by printing press

• It depicts a cross-section of medieval English society

• It was written in Latin

In what form did Chaucer's Canterbury Tales circulate in the 14th and 15th centuries? Choose the answer that best applies.

• Mass-produced book

• Handwritten manuscript

• Oral Storytelling

• Telegraph

In The Canterbury Tales, what does the Knight's historical romance reveal about him?

• He is romantic

• He is out of touch.

• He is educated and old-fashioned.

• He is wealthy and powerful.

In feudal English society, what did the 'three estates' refer to?

• The three main social classes.

• Members of the nobility and their work.

• The three types of landowners.

• Members of the Church and their rank.

What work of literature inspired Chaucer's The Knight's Tale?

• Dante's Inferno

• Boccaccio's II Teseida

• The Bible

• Beowulf

What qualities does the Knight in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales represent?

• Romance & Love

• Chivalry and honor

• Cowardice & idleness

• Humility and respect

In Chaucer's The Knight's Tale, what kind of imagery represents the well-ordered society?

• Femininity & Nature

• War & Bloodshed

• Parthenon & Greek architecture

• Stadium & Tournament

Which is closest in meaning to lines 1-2 of the following passage of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales?

'Whan that Aprille, with hise shoures soote, /

The droghte of March hath perced to the roote /

And bathed every veyne in swich licour, /

Of which vertu engendred is the flour'

• When April's sweet showers have pierced the drought of March to the root.

• The drought of March has pierced to the root April's sweet showers.

• The root of the drought of March is April's sweet showers.

• The drugs of March have grown from the root due to April's sweet showers.

Which of these is NOT one of the three estates, or groups of people categorized by their level of socioeconomic influence, found in Chaucer's Medieval Europe?

• Media

• Nobility

• Clergy

• Peasantry

With what weapon does Absolon exact his revenge?

• a branding iron

• a sword

• a noose

• a gun