Canterbury Tales Prologue
21 Questions
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The frame of the story opens with a gathering of people and whoever tells the best tale, to be judged by the Host, will receive a free meal upon their return. There were many lessons from the stories. Take the Canterbury Tales Prologue test below and see how well you remember the tales.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
- 2.Who draws the short straw?
- A.
Knight
- B.
Friar
- C.
Summoner
- 3.Who is a local judge?
- A.
Sergeant at the Law
- B.
Franklin
- C.
Parson
- 4.How many stories are the pilgrims going to tell?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
4
- 5.Which pilgrim steals grain?
- A.
Parson
- B.
Plowman
- C.
Miller
- 6.The nun wears a bracelet that says what?
- A.
What Would Jesus Do?
- B.
Love Conquers All
- C.
Nothing, it's just a rosary.
- 7.These characters are related:
- A.
Merchant
- B.
Knight
- C.
Squire
- 8.These characters are related:
- A.
Parson
- B.
Pardoner
- C.
Plowman
- 9.These characters are noble:
- A.
Knight
- B.
Squire
- C.
Wife of Bath
- 10.These characters are Ecclesiastical:
- A.
Yeoman
- B.
Friar
- C.
Manciple
- 11.These characters are working class:
- A.
Haberdasher
- B.
Doctor
- C.
Sergeant at the Law
- 12.The Wife of Bath has been married 5 times
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Chaucer adores the Summoner
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The miller has black hair
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Chaucer thinks the doctor is a terrible physician
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.The Parson is the best priest Chaucer has ever known
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.The knight is
- 18.The host is
- 19.The manciple is
- 20.The yeoman is
- 21.The monk is
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