Introduction Summary of Canterbury Tales

Question 1 of 13

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Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of

Select one of the following:

Merchants
Pilgrims
Animals
Actors

Explanation

Question 2 of 13

1

The people in Canterbury Tales travel to Canterbury to receive:

Select one of the following:

Money they are owed from the government
Advice from the hermit who lives on the mountain there
Blessings from St. Thomas à Becket, the martyr
Produce from the farmers in that area

Explanation

Question 3 of 13

1

The host of the _________________________________________________ proposes that everyone tell a story to pass the time, and they make a contest out of it.

Select one of the following:

Canterbury Church
Local castle
Tabard Inn
King John restaurant and apothecary

Explanation

Question 4 of 13

1

they decide who will tell the first story by:

Select one of the following:

Voting
Casting lots
going youngest to oldest
drawing straws

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Question 5 of 13

1

The first to tell a story is the

Select one of the following:

Knight
Reeve
Nun
Chaucer

Explanation

Question 6 of 13

1

After the Miller's tale, everyone laughs except

Select one of the following:

Chaucer
The Reeve
The Franklin
The Host

Explanation

Question 7 of 13

1

The host is pleased with the tale the Man of Law tells

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 8 of 13

1

The Wife of Bath and the Summoner tell tales about each other

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 9 of 13

1

The summoner tells two obscene tales about a friar

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 10 of 13

1

Which of the following tell a tale about love and marriage (check all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

the reeve
the franklin
the clerk
the merchant

Explanation

Question 11 of 13

1

Most of the tales are told in prose

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 12 of 13

1

Which tells a tale with animals as the characters?

Select one or more of the following:

The Monk
The Nun's Priest

Explanation

Question 13 of 13

1

The Canterbury Tales ends with

Select one or more of the following:

The parson's sermon
Chaucer's retraction

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Introduction Summary of Canterbury Tales

Question 1 of 13

Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 13

The people in Canterbury Tales travel to Canterbury to receive:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 13

The host of the _________________________________________________ proposes that everyone tell a story to pass the time, and they make a contest out of it.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 13

they decide who will tell the first story by:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 13

The first to tell a story is the

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 13

After the Miller's tale, everyone laughs except

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 13

The host is pleased with the tale the Man of Law tells

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 13

The Wife of Bath and the Summoner tell tales about each other

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 13

The summoner tells two obscene tales about a friar

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 13

Which of the following tell a tale about love and marriage (check all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 13

Most of the tales are told in prose

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 13

Which tells a tale with animals as the characters?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 13

The Canterbury Tales ends with

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation