Question 1
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Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of
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Merchants
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Pilgrims
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Animals
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Actors
Question 2
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The people in Canterbury Tales travel to Canterbury to receive:
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Money they are owed from the government
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Advice from the hermit who lives on the mountain there
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Blessings from St. Thomas à Becket, the martyr
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Produce from the farmers in that area
Question 3
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The host of the _________________________________________________ proposes that everyone tell a story to pass the time, and they make a contest out of it.
Question 4
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they decide who will tell the first story by:
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Voting
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Casting lots
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going youngest to oldest
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drawing straws
Question 5
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The first to tell a story is the
Question 6
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After the Miller's tale, everyone laughs except
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Chaucer
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The Reeve
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The Franklin
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The Host
Question 7
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The host is pleased with the tale the Man of Law tells
Question 8
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The Wife of Bath and the Summoner tell tales about each other
Question 9
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The summoner tells two obscene tales about a friar
Question 10
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Which of the following tell a tale about love and marriage (check all that apply)
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the reeve
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the franklin
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the clerk
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the merchant
Question 11
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Most of the tales are told in prose
Question 12
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Which tells a tale with animals as the characters?
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The Monk
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The Nun's Priest
Question 13
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The Canterbury Tales ends with
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The parson's sermon
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Chaucer's retraction