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prologue practice

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where are the pilgrims going on their pilgrimage?

a)

Tabard Inn

b)

To the Host's House

c)

Canterbury Cathedral

d)

London

2.

Why are the pilgrims going on the pilgrimage?

a)

Guilt

b)

Religious Devotion

c)

Loneliness

d)

Boredom

3.

What does the pilgrim get if they win the contest?

a)

Free dinner paid for by the pilgrims

b)

A free nights stay at the Tabard Inn

c)

An award from Thomas Beckett

d)

Chaucer's approval

4.

What is the point of the Wife of Bath's Tale?

a)

To anger

b)

To change the world

c)

To make you sad

d)

To humor

5.

What is the Wife of Bath's philosophy on marriage?

a)

To love equally

b)

To be controlled by her husbands

c)

To marry rich

d)

To have a job

6.
What season is described in the opening passage of The Canterbury Tales?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
spring
d)
fall
7.
Why might the Knight be dressed as he is?
a)
He is modest.
b)
He's a slob.
c)
He's poor.
d)
He's no longer a knight and does not wear his armor anymore.
8.
The nun or Prioress was concerned with imitating what type of behavior?
a)
brave
b)
courtly
c)
unsophisticated
d)
loving
9.
What would you find the monk doing on a beautiful day?
a)
hunting
b)
praying
c)
caring for his ill aunt
d)
leading a sermon
10.
"She'd had five husbands, all at the church door".
a)
wife of bath
b)
host
c)
pardoner
d)
miller
11.
"Proposed the plan of storytelling on the way to and from Canterbury".
a)
reeve
b)
knight
c)
monk
d)
host
12.
What was the prize for who told the best story?
a)
lunch
b)
dinner
c)
dessert
d)
drink
13.
The Canterbury Tales is an example of what type of story?
a)
bildungsroman
b)
roman a clef
c)
la nueva narrativa
d)
frame story
14.
Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
a)
Unknown
b)
Geoffrey Chaucer
c)
The Venerable Bede
d)
Edmund Spenser
15.
How many tales was each of the pilgrims supposed to tell according to the rules set forth by the host?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
1
d)
29
16.

The Wife of Bath's Tale: What crime does the knight in the Wife's Tale commit?

a)

perjury

b)

murder

c)

kidnapping

d)

rape

17.

The Wife of Bath's Tale: What is the Knight's original sentence by King Arthur?

a)

banishment

b)

torture

c)

beheading

d)

imprisonment

18.

The Wife of Bath's Tale: The hag gives the knight a choice of her being ugly & loyal or becoming young, beautiful &__?

a)

faithful

b)

dead

c)

unfaithful

d)

immortal

19.

The Pardoner's Tale: The three young men at the beginning of the "Pardoner's Tale" originally set out to

a)

find gold

b)

kill Death

c)

play pranks

d)

learn the old man's identity

20.

The Pardoner's Tale: According to the Pardoner, who makes the youngest man decide to kill his companions?

a)

a demon

b)

the old man

c)

the tavern keeper

d)

the Devil

21.

The Pardoner's Tale: What is the main theme of “The Pardoner's Tale”?

a)

Death does not always come to those who seek it.

b)

Be wary of death.

c)

Gold causes death.

d)

Greed can lead to destruction.

22.

The Pardoner's Tale: What kind of people are the rioters?

a)

Devout Christians

b)

Trouble-makers - drinking before 9 am

c)

Hardworking

d)

Good people

23.
A frame story is...
a)
A story within a story
b)
A story about a specific time in history
c)
A story about a photo/work of art
d)
A story about a person bordering society
24.
In what language were the tales originally written?
a)
Old English
b)
Middle English
c)
Modern English
d)
French
25.

The Pardoner's Tale: What sin does the Pardoner admit he is guilty of?

a)

slothfulness

b)

lust

c)

avarice/greed

d)

lying

26.

The Wife of Bath's Tale: What does the Wife's allusion to Ovid's myth of King Midas and his wife imply about women?

a)

Women want capable lovers.

b)

Women can't keep secrets.

c)

Women want gold.

d)

Women can't be faithful.

27.

The Wife of Bath's Tale: As a result of the knight's choice, his wife chooses ...?

a)

to remain old.

b)

to become young.

c)

to leave.

d)

another husband.

28.

How does the narrator know the people at the inn?

a)

The Knight and he once fought together

b)

They have all met by chance and decided to travel together

c)

He has been following them on their travels and they let him tag along

d)

He works at the Tabard Inn with some of them.

29.
What role does the religious journey serve in Chaucer's writing?
a)
pilgrimage to have fun
b)
display all segments of medieval England.
c)
birthday celebration for his friend.
d)
to begin writing career
30.
Why was Chaucer going to Canterbury
a)
to visit a friend
b)
to visit his mother
c)
to visit the tomb of Thomas 'a Beckett
31.
The Father of English poetry is _________.
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Harry Bailey
c)
Johnny Bailey
d)
Geoffery Chaucer
32.
Which term best describes an indentured servant who works a nobleman's land in exchange for protection?
a)
Serf
b)
Haberdasher
c)
Peasant
d)
House Maid
33.
Which term best describes an indentured servant who works a nobleman's land in exchange for protection?
a)
Serf
b)
Haberdasher
c)
Peasant
d)
House Maid
34.
Who were the three rioters seeking in "The Pardoner's Tale"?
a)
Death
b)
Thomas a Beckett
c)
Joan of Arc
d)
Mother Mary
35.
Who were the three rioters seeking in "The Pardoner's Tale"?
a)
Death
b)
Thomas a Beckett
c)
Joan of Arc
d)
Mother Mary
36.
What is the name of the social class system that existed during most of the Medieval Period?
a)
Feudalism
b)
Serfdom
c)
Karma
d)
Monarchy
37.
What was the name of the code that the knights followed?
a)
Feudalism
b)
Chivalry
c)
Love
d)
Christianity
38.
The moral of “The Pardoner’s Tale” is
a)
greed is the source of evil
b)
trust no one
c)
a promise is a promise
d)
old men are unreliable
39.
The “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is about what women
a)
hate
b)
love
c)
fear
d)
desire
40.
According to “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” why does the knight agree to marry the old woman?
a)
He thinks the queen will not have him killed if he is married.
b)
She deceives him with magic, making him think she is beautiful.
c)
She promises him that she knows the secret to what all women want.
d)
He believes she will turn into a young woman when he marries her.
41.
According to “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” in the story of Midas, his wife tells her secret to the water. What is the point of this story?
a)
Women should not go near the water.
b)
Women cannot keep secrets to themselves.
c)
Women enjoy telling secrets to others.
d)
Women can be trusted to keep secrets.
42.
According to “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” why was the knight condemned to die?
a)
He insulted the queen.
b)
He was a coward.
c)
He attacked a maiden.
d)
He disobeyed the king’s order.
43.
According to “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” why was the knight condemned to die?
a)
He insulted the queen.
b)
He was a coward.
c)
He attacked a maiden.
d)
He disobeyed the king’s order.
44.

He was the son of the Knight, in his twenties, agile, strong, and happy-go-lucky.

a)

The Plowman

b)

The Squire

c)

The Reeve

d)

The Pardoner

45.

She spoke French, was dainty and pleasant, and the picture of medieval beauty.

a)

The Prioress/Nun

b)

The Wife of Bath

c)

The Cook

d)

The Weaver

46.

He was bald and fat. He had a preference for fine clothes and luxuries. He didn't like hard work, but he did like to ride.

a)

The Knight

b)

The Monk

c)

The Squire

d)

The Franklin

47.

He takes bribes for easy penance. He knows the taverns and barmaids better than he does the lepers and beggars. He is rather aristocratic, and he lisps.

a)

The Pardoner

b)

The Parson

c)

The Friar

d)

The Summoner

48.

This pilgrim was an Oxford student who didn't say much, didn't have a job, and just loved learning for the sake of learning.

a)

The Clerk

b)

The Squire

c)

The Franklin

d)

The Prioress/Nun

49.

He knew his profession well, and took kickbacks from one in another profession. He was not particularly religious. He was dressed in red and blue-grey garments, and loved gold.

a)

The Doctor

b)

The Squire

c)

The Pharmacist

d)

The Manciple

50.

This pilgrim was truly Christ-like; patient, giving, holy and virtuous, and didn't believe in pomp or glory. He practiced what he preached.

a)

The Monk

b)

The Friar

c)

The Parson

d)

The Pardoner

51.

This pilgrim sang in a strong voice, had long, yellow hair, bulging eyes, was baby-faced and carried a bunch of false relics to sell.

a)

The Friar

b)

The Monk

c)

The Pardoner

d)

The Prioress/Nun

52.

What is the war of the roses?

a)

a battle between what roses to put on the kings garden

b)

the battle between the house of York and Lancaster

c)

the 100 year war

d)

A battle between the house of Rose and the house of Lament

53.

What is in the doomsday book?

a)

your property to be taxed

b)

everyone in your family who has died

c)

everyone in your family who is required to go to war

d)

the kings private diary

54.

how does the host decide who will go first?

a)

the youngest

b)

the best looking

c)

they will draw straws

d)

they will roll dice

55.

Which class is not represented in the prologue?

a)

the nobles

b)

the middle class

c)

the royals

d)

the peasants

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