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Canterbury Tales Test
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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English
12th Grade
10/11/2010

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What is being suggested about the Miller by comparing him to a pig and fox?
Definition
He is greedy and sly.
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The Knight is accompanied by the the...
Definition
Squire and Yeoman.
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Because he was a learned man, the Oxford Cleric spent all of his money on...
Definition
Books
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The youngest pilgrim, the "Squire" was too busy to sleep at night, as a result of his...
Definition
Promiscous nighttime activities
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Based on her personality, what type of story might the Prioress tell?
Definition
A story involving vain people.
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How does Chaucer's attitude toward the Monk differ from his attitude to the Friar?
Definition
He thinks the Friar is worse the the Monk.
Term
What does the Doctor base his medical advice on?
Definition
The stars and astronomy.
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What can you infer about the Franklin from this statement? "White as a daisy-petal was his beard/A sanguine(cheerful) man, high-colored and benign."
Definition
He was old, cheery, and enjoyed life
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The Summoner's motto is "Questio, Quid, Juris" Which translates to, "Whis is the point of law?" Why is his motto ironic?
Definition
He works for the Church Court.
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What does the Parson get compared to?
Definition
The Shepard
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What is ironic about the Yeoman's arrows as "peacock feathered and bright and keen"?
Definition
They are not actually used for hunting.
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What aspect of the Squire is portrayed by this description? "He was embroidered like a meadow bright"
Definition
The flambouyance in his dress.
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Why does Chaucer start the Prolouge with the Knight? 3 reasons.
Definition

1.) To highlight his moral supiority

2.) He belongs the upper class

3.) To show that the Knight is religious.

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The Reeve rides the back of the company. This suggests his...
Definition
Suspiciousness.
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The two pilgrims who are brothers both literally and spiritually are the...
Definition
Parson and the Plowman.
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The member of the clergy given the most admirable description is the...
Definition
the Parson.
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The journey represents __________ because the trip begins in April.
Definition
Rebirth
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The person who tells the best story wins a...
Definition
Free dinner at the inn.
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What can the reader infer about this excerpt about the Friar? "But anywhere a profit might accrue/Courteous he was and lowly of service too."
Definition
He will use people for money.
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What type of man is the Skipper?
Definition
Skilled and ruthless.
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What best describes Chaucer's attitude toward the Nun/Prioress?
Definition
He finds her entertaining.
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The narrator says he plans to "Give account of all their worlds and dealings,/Using their very phrases as they fell." What type of characterization will the author use?
Definition
Indirect characterization.
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The narrator is portrayed as...
Definition
Observent and conversational
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Chaucer uses the prolouge primarily as a device to...
Definition
An introduction to the individual characters
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Whom do the pilgrims agree to set up as judge over themselves?
Definition
The Host.
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By positioning his description of the Miller almost immediately after that of the Plowman, Chaucer accentuates
Definition
What theme does Chaucer convery in "The Prolouge" to the Canterbury Tales?
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Chaucer's Friar avoids "slum-and-gutter dwellers" because
Definition
They are poor.
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The pilgrim with the firey red complexion and the garlic breath ist the...
Definition
The Summoner
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The stylistic device used for the Tales is the...
Definition
Rhetorical devices
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The Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter and Cook all belong to which class?
Definition
The Lower class
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The fellow who is smarter then the lawyers for whome he works is the...
Definition
The Manciple.
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Canterbury Cathedral is the destination of the pilgrims. It was a holy site because... 3 reasons.
Definition

1.) The head of the English church was there.

2.) Beckett was killed there.

3.) The church kept holy relics there.

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Chaucer describes the Pardoner's hair as rat tails primarily to:
Definition
Imply moral corruption.
Term
What do the following lines suggest about the Wife of Bath? "In all the parish not a dame dared stir/Towards the alter steps in front of her/And if indeed they did, So wrath was she/As to be quite put out of charity."
Definition
Other women are afraid of her.
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The narrative viewpoint of The Canterbury Tales causes what effect?
Definition
The reader feels as if he's getting the personal account of real medival characters.
Term

Which of the follow is NOT an example of direct characterization?

a. "He was an honest worker, good and true..."

b. "He was a shepard and no mercenary..."

c. "His only care was study..."

d. "Children were afraid of him"

Definition
"He was an honest worker, good and true..."
Term

According to this qoute from the Host, which type of story will win the contest?

"And then the man whose story is best told/That is to say who gives the fullest measure/Of good morality and pleasure."

Definition
Stories with morals that everone likes.
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