This is a quiz over the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
The shrine of St. Thomas à Becket is there
They want to escape the plague that is attacking London
The innkeeper has dared them to make the journey
It is part of a longer tour of England
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24
30
36
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Innkeeper
Narrator
Knight
Merchant
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Knight
Wife of Bath
Merchant
Miller
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Age
Wealth
Social Class
Race
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Members of the Clergy
Too poor to join the pilgrimmage
Landowners
Guildsmen
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Tangent Inn, 100
Tabard Inn; 80
Traveler's Inn; 90
Tracker Inn; 85
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Dread
Boredom
Resentment
Enthusiasm
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A new horse for the ride home
A free night's lodging at the inn
A new coat made of worsted wool
A supper paid for by all the pilgrims
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26
30
36
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Abbey Road
Churchill Grounds
Thatcher Commons
Westminster Abbey
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Win a free meal and pass the time
Reduce fighting and bickering
Reduce fighting and bickering
Teach the innkeeper a lesson about pride
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Referring to the April rains as liquor
“In fifteen mortal battles he had been.”
“Just home from service, he had joined our ranks.”
“He’d seen some service with the cavalry.”
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Guilt
Loneliness
Religious observance
Desire for adventure
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Death's spy
Death's enemy
Death in disguise
The ghost of a dead man
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All of them
None of them
Only the two who stay behind
Only the one who goes into town
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Pride
Greed
Vanity
Worst fears
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His mother
God
Gold
Food
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Abandon their search for Death.
Increase their efforts to find Death.
Decide to wait for Death to find them.
Decide to postpone their search for Death until later.
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Pious churchgoer and religious teacher
Well-traveled vendor of fine silk clothing
Veteran of several pilgrimages and 5 marriages
Widow of a prosperous doctor in Bath
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Women cannot keep a secret.
Women should be sovereign over their husbands and lovers.
Old women are ugly and rude.
Women desire wealth and security.
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He doesn't appreciate being tricked.
He disputes the Queen's authority.
He's waiting for King Arthur to save him.
The old woman is too old an unappealing to him.
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Poverty and wealth.
Learning and ignorance
Beauty and faithfulness
Good manners and foul deeds
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He allows his bride to have sovereignty over him.
He chooses beauty.
He chooses faithfulness.
He asks for a divorce
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Arcite, Venus & Mars
Palomon, Venus and Arcite
Palomon, Arcite and Mars
Palomon, Arcite and Emily
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Palomon
Arcite
Saturn
Mars
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He snuck onto a passing ship because he was being hunted in his homeland.
He wanted to free Palomon so he enlisted in Theseus’ army.
He wanted to impress the queen so he got a job as her page.
He wanted to be close to Emily so he took a job as one of her servants.
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Aphrodite
Zeus
Mars
Venus
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Mars
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
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Chivalry. He tells Emily she should choose Palomon because he is a good man.
Courtly Love. He tells Emily she should choose Arcite because he is a good man.
Knightly Love. If Arcite can’t have Emily, another knight should.
Knighthood. Only the best knight is worthy of Emily’s hand.
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