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WorksheetsThe Canterybury Tales Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 34mins
In the Knights tale, What do the cousins fight over?
Who gets to sleep closer to the prison tower window
Who would beat the other in a joust
A woman, Emely, whom they see from the prison tower
Who can shoot an arrow more accurately into the garden below
sepulchral means...
bright, sunny
dull
sad, depressed
gloomy, dismal
In the Knight's tale, What does Arcite disguise himself as when he is freed from the prison?
A noble servant named Philostrate
A eunuch named Perotheus
A court jester named Thebes
A soldier in Theseus's army
In the Knight's Tale, What does Theseus decide to do when he catches Arcite and Palamon fighting in a field?
Make the two plead their case to Emelye and let her decide
Make the two fight to the death on the spot
Hold a tournament in a year in which Emely will determine the winner and marry him
Hold a tournament in a year in which the winner gets to marry Emely
What is one possible message the author was trying to convey in the Knight's tale?
Fight for your true love, you wont regret it.
Romantic relationships have the power to ruin friendships.
May the best man win her heart.
Friends will stay friend until the end.
In the Miller's Tale, Why does John build three tubs and attach them to the barn roof?
Because Absalom has convinced Nicholas, John, and Allison that a catastrophic flood is coming
John is a carpenter and an inventor and the three tubs are part of a levy and lock system he has built.
Allison and Nicholas trick him into preparing for a catastrophic flood so they can spend time together.
Because a catastrophic flood is coming
Absalom is unable to get revenge on Nicholas.
True
False
Why does the Wife of Bath consider herself an expert on marriage?
She nominated herself Wife of the year.
Because she wrote a best-selling book on marriage
Because she has been to the same man for 37 years
Because she has had five husbands.
indignation means...
treating those around you fairly.
when some one dominates the conversation.
anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
indigenous people occupy the land.
Why were three of her husbands "good" husbands?
Because they were young and exciting
Because they were kind, generous, and loved her
Because they were old, rich, and submissive
Because they let her take lovers
In the Wife of Bath's tale, Why is Arthur's knight sentenced to death?
For dishonorably winning a duel
For killing the Queen's brother
For cheating at a game of cards
For being forward with a young lady
In the Wife of Bath's tale, What is the condition for the knight to live?
He must return in a year with the correct answer to what women want.
He must return in a year with a rare flower guarded by a dragon.
He must answer three questions correctly on the spot.
He must return in a year with 100 soldiers to fight in a tournament.
In the Wife Of Bath's Tale, Does the knight choose for the old woman to be ugly but loyal or young and beautiful but unfaithful?
He wants her to a little bit of both.
He wants her to be young and beautiful.
He wants her to be ugly but loyal.
He lets her choose.
Refutation means...
The action of proving a statement or theory wrong or false
The action of proving the speaker is inaccurate/accurate
to refute
to provide an answer to the question
Whom do the three young rioters in the Pardoner's story want to kill and why?
A parish clerk named Absalon who lectures them on their drinking
Death, because he killed a friend of theirs
A chemist in town who secretly tried to poison all three of them
A young thug who killed their friend
In the Pardoner's Tale, Why do they start plotting against each other?
Because the old man starts telling them lies about each other
Because they begin to suspect one of them is going to steal all the gold
Because each wants a greater share of the gold they find under the tree
Because one of them killed the old man
In the Pardoner's Tale, When the youngest returns from town with wine how do all three men die?
The youngest is stabbed and the other two die from poisoned wine.
Two of them are stabbed and the third stabs himself.
The tree is hit by lightning and a giant limb crushes them.
They all die of poisoned wine.
What is a pilgrimage?
A trip where stories are told along the way
A group journey
A religious journey
A trip only Muslims take
How does setting play a role in the Wife of Bath's Tale?
if the setting was hot and fun thats what they wanted
based on the needs of the women's environment, women desired different things.
women on farms wanted me to help them take care of the farm.
based on what each women enjoyed doing in their particular setting, they told the knight
Describe how each setting affected the women’s responses to Sir Salvio. Cite evidence from the text for support. Response must include at least two pieces of evidence.
