Nun's Priest's Tale

What is the setting of The Nun's Priest's Tale?

• A castle in the 18th century

• A farmyard in the medieval period

• A spaceship in the future

• A beach in the present day

A word that describes Chanticleer is ___________.

• Conceited

• Self-confident

• Arrogant

• All of the above

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

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What was Chanticleer's dream?

• That he became rich and the master of the barnyard
• The he and Pertelote married and had a long happy life.
• That an unfamiliar animal killed him. 
• The Pertelote took ill but he saved her with laxatives. 

What is the significance of the dream in The Nun's Priest's Tale?

• To provide a happy ending for the characters

• To showcase the protagonist's intelligence and cunning

• To emphasize the importance of hard work and perseverance

• To serve as a warning about the dangers of being too trusting and naive

To what did Pertelote attribute the dream?

• She said he listened to too many fables.
• She said he must have indigestion.
• She said they were signs from heaven and must be listened to. 
• She said he wasn't getting enough rest. 

The Aeneid (the fall of Troy), Carthage, Nero (burning of Rome) are mentioned in The Nun's Tale and is an example of __________________.

• a trilogy

• allusions

• mysteries

• a frame story

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

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Why did the fox flatter Chanticleer?

• He did it to get Chanticleer to tell him where the hen house was.
• He wanted to be friends.
• He wanted Chanticleer to give him Pertelote to eat.
• He did it to put Chanticleer at ease. So he would sing and make him an easy target. 

How did Chanticleer escape? 

• He raised such a fuss that the other animals came to his rescue.
• He pecked the fox's eyes out and flew away. 
• He appealed to the fox's sense of superiority and told him not miss out on insulting the other animals when he did, Chanticleer got away.
• He pretended to be dead. The fox released his grip and Chanticleer got away. 

Why does the Nun's Priest choose to use animals as his characters?

• To relate to more people in the traveling group

• It shows his childhood on a farm

• All the people in the group have pet chickens

• The group passed a chicken coup which sparked the idea

What lesson does the fox teach Chauntecleer in the Nun's Priest Tale?

• The lesson is that deception is never successful

• The fox teaches Chauntecleer to always trust others

• Flattery can be used to deceive and manipulate others.

• Chauntecleer learns that flattery is always sincere