WorksheetsThe Canterbury Tales Test Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 23mins
The narrative poem begins in London with a group of pilgrims who wish to travel to -
Canterbury
Mecca
Chicago
Tokyo
What is a pilgrimage?
a journey to a sacred place
when people come to America
traveling for vacation
The pilgrims ' names refer to their
personality
profession or role
clothes
appearance
Why do the characters tell stories in The Canterbury Tales?
To pass the time and win a bag of gold.
To pass the time and win a free horse.
To pass the time and compete to win a free supper.
What makes The Canterbury Tales a good reflection of the time period?
All of the tales are biographical accounts of true events.
All events reflect scientific achievements of the time.
It tells of people in different social levels and occupations.
It was written about events that occurred hundreds of years before.
banishment
torture
sexual assault
imprisonment
In "The Wife of Bath's Tale," what does the knight do after hearing the queen's question and leaving her presence?
He searches all over and asks every woman he finds for the answer.
He leaves the kingdom and tries to find a safe place to hide.
He goes to prison because he could not answer the question.
He searches for the old woman to get her advice.
What problem does the knight encounter during his quest?
People offer only vague answers to his question.
One year is not enough time to fulfill his promise.
People cannot agree about what women want.
His lovely young wife becomes a homely old woman.
In "The Wife of Bath's Tale," while the knight is returning to the castle, he sees young maidens dancing in the woods. When he rides up, he finds only the old woman. What can you infer about the woman from these events?
She is blind and did not see him coming or she would have escaped.
She is an elf or fairy, and she has transformed herself into an old woman.
She was too old and unable to slip away with the younger ladies.
She was sent by the queen to meet him in order to help him find the answer.
If the old woman can save his life, the knight promises to...
marry her.
do whatever she asks.
spare her from his sword.
bequeath his whole establishment upon her.
What does the knight tell the queen that women want?
power over their husbands
freedom to do as they please
the opportunity to meet their Heavenly King
wealth and treasure, flattery and pleasure
What question does the old woman ask the knight after they are married in "The Wife of Bath's Tale"?
Do you want me to be young and poor or old and wealthy?
Why do men want young, wealthy wives instead of older wives?
Do you want me to be young and faithless or old and faithful?
Do you want me to be young and rule our marriage or old and obedient?
What was the knight choice and what was the outcome?
He chose her to become young and beautiful, and the outcome was she was unfaithful.
He chose nothing, and the outcome was she stayed the same
He chose to let her stay old and the outcome was she was faithful.
He let her chose, and the outcome was she became beauitful and stayed faithful
Based on the context of "The Wife of Bath's Tale," what is the meaning of the word extort in these lines?
I will concede you this: you are to go.
A twelvemonth and a day to seek and learn.
Sufficient answer, then you shall return.
I shall take gages from you to extort.
Surrender of your body to the court.
to enjoy
to offer up freely
to obtain by threat
to prevent
Based on the context of this sentence from "The Wife of Bath's Tale," what is the meaning of the word anguish?
Great was the anguish churning in his head.
When he and she were piloted to bed;
He wallowed back and forth in desperate style.
His ancient wife lay smiling all the while...
pleasure
nervousness
eagerness
torment
Based on the context, what is the meaning of the word churl in this sentence from "The Wife of Bath's Tale"?
You are no gentlemen, though duke or earl.
Vice and bad manners are what make you churl.
a humorless person
dangerous and wicked person
a rude and mean person
a wealthy person
The Pardoner's prologue let’s readers know his single purpose for speaking sermons and telling stories. What is his purpose? What is his purpose supposed to be as a Pardoner, a representative of the Catholic Church?
His real purpose is to make money. His purpose is supposed to be saving souls.
His purpose is to convert people and save their souls. He does this for the Catholic Church.
His real purpose is to save souls. His purpose is supposed to be collecting money for the Catholic Church.
Synonym for Avarice
Greed
Love
Piety
What does the Pardoner do for a living?
sewage
grants jain pardons
he's a con who sells fake religious relics
church singer
When the tale opens, what are the rioters doing?
drinking
nothing
dancing
sleeping
What passes the rioters by that catches their attention?
A knight
A priest
A coffin
A horse
What kind of people are the rioters?
Upstanding citizens
gamblers and drunks
hardworking people
good people
Who are the rioters looking for in the tale?
the knight
the king
the old man
death
Why do the rioters go looking for death in the tale?
to be paid
they were commissioned by the king
avenge the death of their friend
earn fame and fortune
Where did the old man say death was?
under the tree
in an old abandoned building
under a bridge
he wasn't in town anymore
Why did the rioters want to move the coins at night?
avoid suspicion
seek help from the local farmer
so no one will take the coins
they didn't want death to see them
What did the youngest rioter do while he was in town?
talk to a friend
go to the bar
get drunk
buy bread, wine and poison
What happened to the rioters in the end?
they lived happily ever after
they met death
they became rich
they got sick from the food
What is an exemplum?
a harness for a horse
a tall tale told by a knight
a story with a moral point
a story with no clear ending
How do the rioters act towards the old man?
with love
with concern
with hatred
with disrespect
What was the cause of so much death during this time period?
unemployment
wars
starvation
The Black plague
