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WorksheetsThe Canterbury Tales Intro
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The three categories of pilgrims are the
feudal system, banks, schools
city, schools, banks
schools, church, city
feudal system, church, city
A prologue
A. is an introductory part of a speech, poem or novel
B. calls attention to the theme
both A and B
neither A nor B
The story is set in
Middle England
Modern England
Medieval England
None of these
These themes are included in The Canterbury Tales:
sin, religious differences
treachery, hypocrisy
romance/courtly love
gender roles and expectations
All of the other responses are correct.
The pilgrims were traveling to the shrine of
John the Baptist
St. Peter
Paul the Apostle
Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket was killed by
King Henry II
churchgoers
the knights of King Henry II
another archbishop
The Canterbury Tales is ...
a ballad
a short narrative poem
a long narrative peom
an epic poem
The pilgrims ' names refer to their
personality
profession or role
clothes
appearance
What language is The Canterbury Tales written in?
French
Middle English
Modern English
Italian
How does the author, Chaucer, fit himself into the group?
He is the anonymous narrative.
He is the anonymous narrative and he is one of the pilgrims.
He is the knight.
When does The Prologue begin?
May
January
April
March
the code of behavior of medieval knights
courtliness
parley
chivalry
sovereignty
