WorksheetsChaucer on Marriage Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the title given to a section of The Canterbury Tales that deals with marriage?
The Marriage Group
The Adventure Group
The Friendship Group
The Love Group
What was the ideal love in Chaucer's time known as?
Platonic Love
Romantic Love
Courtly Love
Family Love
According to the text, what was marriage primarily seen as in Medieval London?
A Political Alliance
A Romantic Union
A Business Transaction
A Religious Sacrament
Which character in The Canterbury Tales is often considered Chaucer's most feminist character?
The Clerk
The Merchant
The Wife of Bath
The Franklin
In 'The Clerk's Tale', what is the name of the hardworking peasant who marries into the marquis of the town?
Arveragus
Aurelius
May
Griselde
What is the final test that the marquis in 'The Clerk's Tale' decides to put his wife through?
Feigning a divorce
Blinding her temporarily
Having her climb a tree
Sending her away to another man
Who tells the tale of the knight and his lady who loved each other dearly in 'The Franklin's Tale'?
The Clerk
The Merchant
The Franklin
The Wife of Bath
What is the main theme of 'The Franklin's Tale' according to the text?
Adultery
Betrayal
Equality in Marriage
Revenge
What does the text suggest about Chaucer's ideal marriage in 'The Franklin's Tale'?
It involves adultery
It is unattainable
It is based on hierarchy
It leads to tragedy
According to the text, what is Chaucer's plea to society in 'The Franklin's Tale'?
To prioritize wealth
To embrace courtly love
To avoid marriage altogether
To strive for equality in marriage
