NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsThe Canterbury Tales
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Works for a college/court; noted as a shrewd buyer
a)
Reeve
b)
Parson
c)
Manicpal
d)
Sergeant-at-Laws
2.
Who is described as a "proper forester"; with a longbow and a "head like a nut"?
a)
Yeoman
b)
Merchant
c)
Knight
d)
Guildsmen
3.
Who sold fake relics; his indulgences were most often sold at handsome prices?
a)
Pardoner
b)
Reeve
c)
Manciple
d)
Skipper
4.
Who was a "lover and cadet"; knight's son; could joust, recite as well as entertain the ladies?
a)
Parson
b)
Miller
c)
Squire
d)
Yeoman
5.
Stereotype of the perennial student; making a living was less important than reading books
a)
Reeve
b)
Oxford Cleric
c)
Summoner
d)
Friar
6.
Rents in the begging district; frequents taverns; gives pocket knives to pretty girls
a)
Host
b)
Merchant
c)
Monk
d)
Friar
7.
Married 5 times; went on many pilgrimages; wears red stockings; has gapped teeth
a)
Nun's Priest
b)
Madonna
c)
Prioress
d)
Wife of Bath
8.
Model of "landed gentry"; kind, old, and generous; loved good food and sharing it with friends
a)
Plowman
b)
Yeoman
c)
Franklin
d)
Reeve
9.
Has a hairy wart on nose; can knock down doors with head; plays the bagpipes
a)
Miller
b)
Doctor
c)
Manciple
d)
Cook
10.
Eats onions, garlic, and leeks; ugly; scares people; condones/forgives sins for a handsome bribe
a)
Monk
b)
Merchant
c)
Summoner
d)
Skipper
11.
Model member of the clergy; a good shepherd to flock; blieves in leading by a good example
a)
Friar
b)
Monk
c)
Parson
d)
Prioress
12.
Makes prisoners walk the plank; awkward on a horse
a)
Skipper
b)
Yeoman
c)
Reeve
d)
Franklin
13.
A.K.A. Harry Bailey; proposes telling the stories to and from Canterbury
a)
Host
b)
Geoffrey Chaucer
c)
Miller
d)
Cook
14.
"knew London ale by its flavor"; had a seeping ulcer
a)
Reeve
b)
Mancople
c)
Cook
d)
Pardoner
15.
An able lawyer who knew each letter and comma of the law; seemed busy and commanded good fees
a)
Miller
b)
Sergeant-at-Laws
c)
Franklin
d)
Manciple
16.
Motivated by gold; follows astrology; makes money along with an apothecary
a)
Sergeant-at-Laws
b)
Reeve
c)
Monk
d)
Doctor
17.
Thin, choleric, successful estate manager who could loan his employer money -- after he took his secret share
a)
Reeve
b)
Yeoman
c)
Sergeant-at-Laws
d)
Miller
18.
"A wrangler and buffoon . . . He was a master-hand at stealing grain."
a)
Reeve
b)
Plowman
c)
Miller
d)
Guildsmen
19.
"She was by no means undergrown."
a)
Wife of Bath
b)
Summoner
c)
Prioress
d)
Nun's Priest
20.
"Their wisdom would have justified a plan / To make each one an alderman;"
a)
Sergeant-at-Laws
b)
Guildsmen
c)
Plowman
d)
Oxford Cleric
21.
"He like a fat swan best, and roasted whole. . . . His palfrey was as brown as a berry."
a)
Franklin
b)
Parson
c)
Yeoman
d)
Monk
22.
"What's more, he was a merry-hearted man."
a)
Host
b)
Geoffrey Chaucer
c)
Friar
d)
Parson
23.
The Canterbury Tales is all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Unfinished and incomplete
b)
Mainly short stories
c)
Mainly translations from French and Italian
d)
Written chiefly in rhymed couplets
24.
According to the Host's plan, each pilgrim would tell
a)
6 tales
b)
2 tales
c)
4 tales
d)
As many tales as he/she wished
25.
The Miller was very clever at all the following EXCEPT
a)
telling bawdy/dirty stories
b)
courting women
c)
stealing from his customers
d)
winning wrestling matches
26.
The member of the clergy given the admiring, flattering description is
a)
Friar
b)
Nun
c)
Parson
d)
Monk
27.
The pilgrim who apparently knew and used love potions as
a)
Summoner
b)
Friar
c)
Wife of Bath
d)
Squire
28.
At the beginning of "The Pardoner's Tale," we find the three "rioters"
a)
Under a tree
b)
In a tavern
c)
In a hotel
d)
Beside a road
29.
It is fitting that the Pardoner relates this grim tale because he, of all the pilgrims,
a)
has the greatest fear of dying violently on the pilgrimage
b)
has just witnessed such greed and how it affects people
c)
is just as greedy for money as the subject of his tale
d)
is a holy man who does not care for the things of this world
30.
From what business and what city did the pilgrims start their journey?
a)
The Red Lion, London
b)
Three Broomsticks, Hogsmead
c)
Tabard Inn, London
d)
Cheers, Boston
31.
Who is buried at the pilgrim's destination?
a)
St. Augustine
b)
St. Thomas a Becket
c)
St. Thomas Aquinas
d)
Jesus
32.
What month of the year was it when the pilgrims began their journey?
a)
June
b)
May
c)
March
d)
April
Reset
