English

the host proposed that each of the pilgrims tell how many tales all together

4

the purpose of tales is as

a humorous, light commentary on the character - good and bad

a pilgrimage is

a journey to a holy or sacred place

clues that reveal the time of year in the prologue to the tales include all except

a reference to the pollination of flowers

with the pattern of imagery used throughout his essay, swift made the point that hardships and bad treatment had made people like

animals

passage describing the friar

burlesque

one of the primary characteristics of the medieval period in europe was the

dominance of the roman catholic church

the ruling class during the medical times would have spoke what language

english

which of the following is not considered one of the seven

fraud

the reader can infer that the cleric feels ___ when he receives money from his

grateful that they have invested in his education

one moral of "the pardoner's tale" could be

greedy people destroy both others and themselves

"i grant this food will... best title to the children"

have already taken so much from the adult poor

why was the archbishop of canterbury, Thomas becket, assassinated by henry II

he fought for the rights and needs of the church rather than supporting

the irony of "the pardoner's tale" is that his tale warns against greed but

he frequently encourages greed and monetary gain

the cleric speaks rarely but formally when he does speak because

he prefers to think

according to the passage, the cleric is thin because

he spends his money on books

church officials of the time took vows of all of the following exceot

honesty

____ satire is dark and intended to disturb; ____ satire is light and intended to amuse

horatian; juvenilia

the parson recites the proverb, "that if gold rust, what then will iron do?" he means that

if members of the clergy are not moral, common man cannot be expected to be so

Johathan swift wrote " a modest proposal" out of frustration because of his logical proposals for change

improving the quality of locally manufactured goods

" a modest proposal" suggests what as a solution to overpopulation and poverty?

indentured servitude of poor children

a word with a double meaning is a ___: a word with a double meaning, one of which is sexual, is a ____

innuendo... double entendre

a violent verbal assault or vehement denunciation is classified as

invective

which of the following satirical devices is most prominently employed in the above prioress

irony

" the pardoner's tale" is an exemplum, meaning it

is a short anecdote with moral or lesson at the end

in the "wife of bath's tale," in what way is King Arthur's handing over to his wife the fate of the knight significant to the tale as a whole

it foreshadows the very "answer " the queen seeks

which of the following is true about the cartoon

its message is delivered through pictures

the cartoon above comapres

loaded guns to driving with cell phones

what is ironic about the cartoon

many people drive and talk

Chaucer wrote his tales in ____; his intended audience was___

middle english ... the general population

what satirical device is used in the first line of essay

overstatement

what issues is the above essay satirizing the most

people don't read enough

the most educated social group in the middle ages was the

priests

what is the most prominently used satirical device in the essay

verbal irony

what satirical device is most present in the last line of the essay

verbal irony

which of the following terms can be associated with irony?

verbal, situational and dramatic

the three rioters are guilty of all the following sins except

wrath

in " the pardoner's tale" who are the three rioters searching for?

the murder, death

the three rioters cannot take the gold to their houses in daylight because

they will surely be accused of stealing and be hanged

59. swift uses all of the following to describe the poor irish females except

tithing for alms

The driving purpose of satire is

to call attention to problems and bring about change

all of the following adjectives describe the miller except

trustworthy

considering the devices of irony, the title of swift's essay, "a modest proposal" is an example of

understatement

the Canterbury pilgrims were traveling to a

religious shrine

chancre's opinion of the knight is revealed mostly in his

respect for the knights success as a defender of the crown

in "a modest proposal" swift pretends to have the tone of someone

serious

while the overall effect of swift's essay is intended to ___ it's audience, many of grounded in ____

shock into action... logic

pamphlets are

short writing taking a stance

in talking with the knight, the old woman speaks at length about

the differences between a supposed gentlemen and

"... you say that I am foul and old/"

the husband of an older woman