Canterbury Tales & Geoffrey Chaucer Quiz
Includes Canterbury Tales historical context, Medieval England and Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1.The Domesday Book was a tax record levied by William the Conquorer.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The Middle Ages began in 1066 C.E. when Henry Tudor killed Richard III to become King Henry VII.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Which event led to the emergence of English as a prominent language?
- A.
The Hundred Years War
- B.
The Black Death (bubonic plague)
- C.
Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
- D.
All of the above
- 4.Geoffrey Chaucer is often referred to as
- A.
"the father of the French language."
- B.
"morbi a viro" in Latin.
- C.
"your mother."
- D.
"the father of English literature."
- 5.Chivalry is a code of conduct for knight's in medieval times.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Which is the class hierarchy in the feudal system (from most privileged to least privileged)?
- A.
Knights, barons, and serfs
- B.
Serfs, knights, and barons
- C.
Barons, knights, and serfs
- D.
Barons, serfs, and knights
- 7.The Magna Carta, signed by King John, further limited the power of the lower class.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.By the time Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales, most people in England are Christians.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Geoffrey Chaucer's father was a wine merchant who seized opportunities to move up in society in the wake of widespread plague.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.How is The Canterbury Tales unique from other literature of its time?
- A.
It uses a frame story to string multiple tales together.
- B.
It is a narrative poem (a story in the form of a poem).
- C.
It chronicles the lives of extraordinary people.
- D.
It is written in English (Middle English).
- 11.The legendary Arthur was the English king who helped pay Geoffrey Chaucer's ransom in the Hundred Years War.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The pilgrims in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales are traveling to the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Geoffrey Chaucer completed The Canterbury Tales in 1387, finishing with 120 tales from the perspective of all 30 pilgrims.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.What language dominated the monarchies and noble classes in medieval England?
- A.
Old English
- B.
Roman Latin
- C.
Middle English
- D.
Norman French
- 15.Do you like taking quizzes on the computer?
- A.
It's aight.
- B.
NO! I want essay tests!
- C.
Yes, I feel as though this format challenges both my intellect and my 21st Century skills, and I would therefore encourage HSE to go to an all-digital format.
- D.
I'd probably like quizzes if I paid more attention in class.
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