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The Canterbury Tales

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Chaucer, Geoffrey
The Canterbury Tales game quiz
"Here is a fun quiz on the stories and pilgrims in Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales.""

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1. Which of the following is NOT generally considered a reason why Chaucer wrote "The Canterbury Tales?"
    To explain the importance of Catholic pilgrimages
    To demonstrate an anthology of different genres
    To show a cross-section of English society
    To show the hypocrisy of people


2. What genre is "The Knight's Tale?"
    Exemplum
    Fabliaux
    Romance
    Beast fable


3. Which of the pilgrims pushed his way to the front of the group, even though he was not supposed to be the leader?
    Knight
    Miller
    Pardoner
    Monk


4. Which of the following is not one of the humors used by the Doctor of Medicine?
    Blood
    Saliva
    Phlegm
    Melancholy


5. Which of the following characteristics does NOT correspond with those of King Theseus from "The Knight's Tale?"
    Forgiving
    Ambitious
    Caring
    Great conqueror


6. In "The Knight's Tale," Palamon prays to the goddess, Venus, asking her for what?
    Peace and chastity
    Love of Emily
    Victory in battle
    Become handsome


7. In "The Pardoner's Tale," the Pardoner says that the love of money is the root of all evil. However, he then goes on to take money from people as part of his job. This is an example of what kind of irony?
    None of these
    Dramatic irony
    Verbal irony
    Situational irony


8. One of the pilgrims, the Prioress, wears a brooch that ironically reads, "amor vincit omnia." What does that mean?
    Love conquers all
    Money is the root of all evil
    Women is man's downfall
    Virginity is sacred


9. Which tale demonstrates an example of "fabliaux justice?"
    The Miller's Tale
    The Nun's Priest's Tale
    The Knight's Tale
    The Pardoner's Tale


10. Which of the following pilgrims was actually a good person and was not a hypocrite, like the majority of the others?
    Wife of Bath
    Monk
    Parson
    Summoner


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Compiled Jun 28 12