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