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Quiz #1 Canterbury Tales

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The biblical allusion (historical reference) within "The Miller's Tale" is the reference to

a)

Noah's Ark

b)

The Holy Grail

c)

Moses' Flood

d)

Plague of locusts

2.

What do the cousins fight over?

a)

Who gets to sleep closer to the prison tower window

b)

Who can shoot an arrow more accurately into the garden below

c)

How best to escape from prison

d)

A woman, Emelye, whom they see from the prison tower

3.

How do the Knights get freed?

a)

Palamon is pardoned, and Arcite escapes.

b)

Arcite is pardoned, and Palamon escapes.

c)

They knock out the guard, steal his keys, and run out of the castle.

d)

Emelye takes pity on them and lets them out one night.

4.

(a)   is the author of the Canterbury Tales.

5.

Why are the travellers going to Canterbury?

a)

They are on a pilgrimage to visit the healing waters of Aquinas.

b)

They are on a pilgrimage to see the relics of St. Thomas Becket.

c)

They are on a pilgrimage to see King Thomas Becket.

d)

They are on a pilgrimage to visit the great Shakespearean theatre of Canterbury.

6.
Where is the start to the pilgrimage in the Canterbury Tales?
a)
Bailey Arms Hostel
b)
Tabard Inn
c)
Canterbury Tavern
d)
Oxfordshire Inn
7.
What is Chaucer's main purpose for writing the Prologue?
a)
describe a London inn
b)
introduce all the pilgrims
c)
explain religious customs
d)
reveal the narrator's thoughts
8.
In what language were the tales originally written?
a)
Old English
b)
Middle English
c)
Modern English
d)
French
9.
In "The Miller's Tale," whom does Alison actually love and want to be with?
a)
John
b)
Nicholas
c)
Absalon
d)
no one
10.
In what century was The Canterbury Tales written?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
11.

Where are the pilgrims going on their pilgrimage?

a)

Tabard Inn

b)

To the Host's House

c)

Canterbury Cathedral

d)

London

12.
What is the moral of "The Miller's Tale"
a)
Think before you speak.
b)
Marry someone who is like you.
c)
Never trust a student.
d)
Always treat your wife well.
13.
Why was everyone at the Tabbard?
a)
They were on their way making a pilgrimage to Canterbury.
b)
They were on a trip to see the Archbishop.
c)
They were looking for a place to eat.
d)
They were in need of supplies and rest.
14.
Including the narrator, how many pilgrims were at the Tabard Inn that night?
a)
30
b)
28
c)

26

d)

29

15.

Who is Theseus?

a)

In the Knight's Tale he's the duke of Athens.

b)

In the Pardoner's Tale he's death.

c)

In the Wife of Bath's Tale he's her fourth husband.

d)

In the Nun's Priest Tale he's the fox.