WorksheetsCanterbury Tales Background
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
The pilgrims agree to tell tales during the journey to —
preserve their stories for the future
win a free meal and entertain one another
reduce fighting and bickering
teach the innkeeper a lesson about pride
To which British Literature Period does The Canterbury Tales belong?
Anglo-Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance Period
Ancient Period
Why are The Canterbury Tales considered an important historical literary work?
The descriptions of the characters provides a picture of what the people were actually like at the time.
The work won all the literary awards of the time period.
The tales document the history of major Scottish events.
It is the only literary work translated from Latin.
In what month does the "Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales begin?
January
March
April
May
The words "English" and "England" originate from the language of the following group which invaded Great Britain:
the Norse
the Norman French
the Romans
the Germanic tribes
Middle English is a hybrid of the following languages:
German, Spanish, and French
French, German, and Latin
French, Latin, and Italian
German, Gaelic, and French
What is a pilgrimage?
a journey to a sacred place
when people come to America
traveling for vacation
What time period best fits when Chaucer was alive?
1300s
1400s
900s
1600s
The stories from The Canterbury Tales were originally written in -
Old English
French
Middle English
Elizabethan English
The pilgrims ' names refer to their
personality
profession or role
clothes
appearance
