Canterbury Quiz

The Canterbury Tales begins in

• The English countryside

• The knight's castle

• The Tabard Inn

• Canterbury Cathedral

The Canterbury Tales were originally written in

• French

• German

• Latin

• Middle English

A  prologue is a(n)

• Conclusion

• Prayer

• Rhyme

• Introduction

The first traveller to tell his or her tale is...

• The Miller

• The Nun

• The Pardoner

• The Knight

When a writer develops a character's personality and physical appearance, he or she is using

• Personification

• Irony

• Tone

• Characterization

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Chaucer

• The Knight

• The owner of the Inn

• Douglass

What do the rioters first find under the large oak tree?

• A pile of gold

• Death

• An old man

• Poison

Which pilgrim preaches that "Love of money is the root of all evil?"

In "The Pardoner's Tale," who tells the three rioters where they can find Death?

• The bartender

• The priest

• An old man

• Their friend

The Canterbury Tales were originally written in...

• Old English

• Middle English

• Modern English

• German

The narrator of "The Prologue" uses this literary device, often saying the opposite of what he really means.

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Rhyme

• Irony

The Canterbury Tales begins in...

• The Tabard Inn

• The English Countryside

• The Knight's Castle

• Canterbury

The Pardoner can't help being

• Sorry for his actions

• Lazy

• Greedy

• Friendly

Whose shrine are the pilgrims going to visit?

A story that connects small stories together is called a(n):

• Frame

• Moral

• Epic

• Narrative