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Fitz-The Pardoner's Tale Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many rioters are in this story?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

What time of day is it when we meet the rioters?

a)

Morning

b)

Noon

c)

Evening

d)

Night

3.

What alerts the rioter of the casket passing by?

a)

Loud cries of mourning

b)

A hand bell ringing before the casket

c)

A funeral dirge being sang

d)

The tavern knave told them

4.

What cause so many people to die during this time?

a)

The Spanish Flu

b)

The War

c)

The Plague

d)

Covid 19

5.

How is the person in the coffin related to the rioters?

a)

Father

b)

Brother

c)

Cousin

d)

Friend

6.

Who did the tavern knave say killed the person in the coffin?

a)

A jealous husband

b)

No one knew

c)

Death

d)

Covid 19

7.

What oath to the rioter make?

a)

Hunt down the old man

b)

Drink until the sun goes down

c)

Find death and

kill him

d)

Repent and do good

8.

What is the main difference between the rioters and the old man?

a)

The rioters are rude, but the old man is respectful

b)

The rioters are respectful, but the old man is rude

c)

The rioters are fast, but the old man is slow

d)

The rioters are slow, but the old man is fast

9.

What did rioters accuse the old man of?

a)

Giving them Covid 19

b)

Killing their friend

c)

Trying to steal their gold

d)

Being a partner with death

10.

When the rioters ask where death is, how does the old man respond?

a)

He is down the crooked road under the oak tree

b)

He is over the river and through the woods

c)

Follow the yellow brick road to find him

d)

I am Death

11.

What did the old man mean when he said, "Mother, open your gate to me."?

a)

His mom locked the gate when he left and won't let him back in.

b)

He wants Mother Earth to open up a grave for him to enter.

c)

He wants Mother Nature to open the sky to let it rain.

12.

Where did the rioters find the gold?

a)

At the end of the rainbow

b)

Buried in the

earth

c)

Under an Oak

Tree

d)

Deep in a cave

13.

When do the rioters plan to move the gold and why?

a)

Early in the morning, so it doesn't get too hot.

b)

At noon, so they can sleep late and then go to work.

c)

In the evening because it is cool and most people are at home.

d)

At night, so no one will accuse them of stealing.

14.

How did the rioters decide who would go to town for food and wine?

a)

Rock, Paper, Scissors

b)

Inny, Minny, Miny, Moe

c)

Draw Lots

d)

Flip a coin

15.

Who "won" the competition?

a)

The Oldest

b)

The Middle

c)

The Youngest

d)

The Old Man

16.

What supplies was the "winner" to go get?

a)

Bread and Wine

b)

Peanut Butter and Jelly

c)

Cheese and Crackers

d)

Cheetos and Dr. Pepper

17.

What thought did the devil put in the "winners" head on his way to town?

a)

To buy poison

b)

To not return

c)

To buy a gun

d)

To kill a pole cat

18.

What did the other two rioters plan to do when the youngest returns?

a)

Tie him up and leave him behind

b)

Split the money and enjoy the gold as planned

c)

Kill him so the gold is only divided between two, not three.

d)

Eat and drink until dark then take turns guarding the gold.

19.

What is the moral of this story?

a)

Rich men cannot enter heaven

b)

Don't drink early in the morning

c)

Don't listen to old men

d)

Greed is the root of all evil

20.

Why is this tale considered to be ironic?

a)

When the rioters stopped looking for death after they found the gold, death found them.

b)

The old man was the one who told them where to find death, then the old man got lost.

c)

The rioters started drinking early in the morning, and they passed out before they could find death.

d)

The rioters make an oath, but they are not able to keep their promise.