Prologue from Canterbury Tales & Pardoner's Tale

Every level of society in medieval England is represented among the pilgrims except a.royalty b.merchant class c.clergy d.peasantry

A

In the pardoners tale, Death is portrayed as a. both the price of wickedness and an actual person b.an old man selling wares by the side of the road c.both a skeletal figure and an evil angel d.an archangel who is busy killing people through natural disasters.

A

Chaucer's characterizationa of the Proiress, Monk, and others connected with the Church are mainly a. realistic b.satirical c.idealized d.flattering

B

The pardoners tale focuses mainly on the subject of: a. death b.greed c.revenge d.courage

B

In the prologue, Chaucer's main objective is to a.analyze different religions at the time b.reveal the narrator's thoughts c.introduce his cast of characters d.describe a London inn

C

The purpose of the pilgrimage is a. political b.recreational c.religious d.medical

C

Which of the following quotations from the prologue is the best exampale of imagery? a. "Just home from service, he had joined our ranks" b. "In fifteen mortal battles he had been" c. "Thinly they fell, like rat-tails, one by one" d. "He'd seen some service with the cavalry"

C

It is ironic that the pardoner preaches against the avarice because he is a.a friend of the Summoner's b.rude to the Host c.a pious man d. especially greedy

D

after they abandon their search for Death, the rioters murder one another. This is an example of: a.dramatic irony b.poetic irony c.verbal irony d.situational irony

D

in order to reveal his characters, Chaucer uses all of the following techniques except a. presenting the characters' words and actions b. describing how the characters look and dress c. telling us directly what the characters are like d. providing detailed descriptions of the characters' homes

D