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WorksheetsCanterbury Tales
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Superlative in quality; supreme
a)
Clemency
b)
Concede
c)
Suffice
d)
Sovereign
2.
Of or relating to time as opposed to eternity
a)
Disperse
b)
Reprove
c)
Betray
d)
Temporal
3.
An act or instance of leniency
a)
Clemency
b)
Betray
c)
Prescience
d)
Concede
4.
Overbearing pride or self-importance
a)
Concede
b)
Clemency
c)
Prescience
d)
Arrogance
5.
To reveal unintentionally or intentionally
a)
Clemency
b)
Temporal
c)
reprove
d)
betray
6.
To scatter about; distribute widely
a)
temporal
b)
reprove
c)
disperse
d)
concede
7.
To scold or correct, usually gently or out of kindness
a)
temporal
b)
reprove
c)
concede
d)
betray
8.
To admit as true; acknowledge
a)
suffice
b)
concede
c)
clemency
d)
reprove
9.
To be enough for
a)
concdede
b)
clemency
c)
reprove
d)
suffice
10.
Foreknowledge of events
a)
arrogance
b)
prescience
c)
clemency
d)
suffice
11.
Conversion of base metal to gold or silver
a)
parley
b)
miscreant
c)
prattle
d)
transmutation
12.
Accusation in revenge for another accusation
a)
recrimination
b)
transmutation
c)
prattle
d)
miscreant
13.
Unimportant or empty talk
a)
parley
b)
miscreant
c)
prattle
d)
transmutation
14.
A person who behaves badly; villain
a)
prattle
b)
recrimination
c)
miscreant
d)
adversary
15.
A discussion or conference between enemies
a)
parley
b)
miscreant
c)
prattle
d)
transmutation
16.
Opponent; enemy
a)
saunter
b)
deftely
c)
prudent
d)
adversary
17.
To satisfy; to indulge
a)
Deftly
b)
Adversary
c)
Prudent
d)
Gratify
18.
Cautious; careful
a)
deftly
b)
adversary
c)
prudent
d)
gratify
19.
Skillfully; nimbly
a)
saunter
b)
deftly
c)
prudent
d)
adversary
20.
To walk at a leisurely pace; to stroll
a)
saunter
b)
deftly
c)
prudent
d)
adversary
21.
Which pilgrim is prone to excessive sorrow and weepiness. Cares for small furry creatures.
a)
Wife of Bath
b)
Nun (Prioress)
c)
Monk
d)
Knight
22.
Which Pilgrim Makes a delicious chicken stew. Has an ulcer on his knee.
a)
Knight
b)
Monk
c)
Pardoner
d)
Cook
23.
Which Pilgrim Has a gap between her teeth. A good judge in the matters of love. Tells a story about what women want.
a)
Wife of Bath
b)
Nun (Prioress)
c)
Monk
d)
Yeoman
24.
Which Pilgrim: Yellow-haired. Sells phony relics and indulgences. Tells a story about greed.
a)
knight
b)
squire
c)
pardoner
d)
cook
25.
Which Pilgrim: Known to be “true and gentle.” Fought in many battles. Distinguished.
a)
knight
b)
squire
c)
pardoner
d)
cook
26.
Which Pilgrim: At night, he is constantly wooing his lover. He fancies his good looks. Knows poetry and music (to impress the ladies).
a)
knight
b)
squire
c)
pardoner
d)
Nun (prioress)
27.
Which PilgrimNot a rule follower. Hunting is a pleasure. Likes to live life spaciously.
a)
Monk
b)
Squire
c)
Pardoner
d)
Wife of Bath
28.
Which Pilgrim: Wears a St. Christopher medal around his neck. Has many keepsakes from his trade.
a)
Knight
b)
Squire
c)
Yeoman
d)
Nun
29.
This type of irony occurs when a character says one thing and means an other.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Verbal Irony
30.
This type of irony occurs when the reader or audience members have more information than the characters.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Verbal Irony
31.
This type of irony exists when an occurrence is the opposite of a character’s expectations.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Verbal Irony
32.
How many husband’s has the Wife of Bath had?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
33.
at crime does the knight commit?
a)
He steals a loaf of bread.
b)
He runs away during a battle.
c)
He steals a young woman’s “maidenhood.”
d)
He stabs his brother with a sword.
34.
What punishment does the king originally suggest?
a)
Waterboarding
b)
Beheading
c)
Cutting off a hand
d)
Imprisonment
35.
What question does the knight have to answer in order to save his life?
a)
What makes a woman a good wife.
b)
What makes a man a good husband.
c)
What women want most.
d)
What women truly thought about men.
36.
What bargain does the old woman make with the knight in order to tell him the answer?
a)
He will give her all of his riches.
b)
He will pledge to do whatever she asks.
c)
He will defend her from her enemy.
d)
He will marry her ugly daughter.
37.
What is the correct answer? What do women want the most?
a)
Woman want a gentle and kind man who listens.
b)
Women want sovereignty or mastery over their husbands.
c)
Woman want a man who is physically fit and attractive.
d)
Woman want a man to rule over them and be kingly.
38.
What does the Knight say he chooses for the Old Woman to become?
a)
Young, beautiful, and unfaithful
b)
Old, ugly, and loyal.
c)
Young, beautiful, and loyal.
d)
To be however she wants.
39.
What is The Pardoner’s job?
a)
To grant indulgences which offer the forgiveness of sins.
b)
To pardon criminals and keep them out of jail.
c)
o issue formal apologies on behalf of the King.
d)
To preach about church history and sin.
40.
What are the three rioters doing at the beginning of the story?
a)
Walking to work and singing a song.
b)
Searching the village for gold to steal.
c)
Drinking at a tavern.
d)
Sleeping at the village inn.
41.
Who has “stolen” the life of a dead man?
a)
A younger man
b)
An older man
c)
The character “Death”
d)
A well-known miscreant.
42.
For what is the old man waiting?
a)
A cure for his sickness
b)
His long, lost family
c)
To die and be buried
d)
A new, young body
43.
What do the rioters find under the tree?
a)
The opening to Death’s lair.
b)
A forgotten grave.
c)
A bag of jewels and diamonds.
d)
A pile of gold coins.
44.
Which of the three rioters commit(s) murder?
a)
All of them
b)
None of them.
c)
The two that stay behind
d)
The one that goes into town
45.
Death defeats the three rioters by appealing to their
a)
Pride
b)
Fear
c)
Loyalty
d)
Greed
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