The Pardoner's Tale

What kind of allegory is "The Pardoner's Tale"?

• historical

• comedy

• exemplum

• religious

What type of irony is most evident when the Pardoner, greedy and dishonest, preaches against these sins?

• Dramatic irony

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• No irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In "The Pardoner's Tale," a Pardoner is an official of the -

• church

• king

• local government

• feudal manor

In "The Pardoner's Tale," the rioters go looking for Death because they -

• plan to avenge the deaths of their friends

• know he has great treasure

• want to banish him from England

• want to repent of their sins and find salvation

In "The Pardoner's Tale," after telling his tale, what does the Pardoner offer to do for his fellow pilgrims?

• sell them relics and pardons

• pray for their souls

• buy them a round of drinks

• explain the moral of the tale

In "The Pardoner's Tale," the Pardoner earns money from all of the following activities EXCEPT -

• making and selling baskets

• preaching against greed

• selling relics and papal pardons

• begging from church to church

In "The Pardoner's Tale," the stories about Death and the servant boy and the tavern-knave tell suggest that -

• death from violence and plague is rampant

• Death will be hard to find

• people are dying of plague

• people looked forward to death

In "The Pardoner's Tale," Death is portrayed as

• both the price of wickedness and an actual person

• both a skeletal figure and an evil angel

• an old man selling ware by the side of the road

• an archangel who kills people through natural disaster and war

In "The Pardoner's Tale," which of the following statements BEST describes the end of the tale?

• 
  The rioters meet death

• The rioters become rich

• Death takes the gold florins

• Death takes a holiday

What is the primary theme of 'The Pardoner's Tale'?

• Greed leads to downfall

• Love conquers all

• The power of friendship

• The importance of honesty