test: canterbury

If you read, this will not suck.

If you didn't read, best of luck.

The Prologue

1. Who did the narrator meet at the Tabbard Inn?

a. He met the King of England

b. He met the Archbishop of Canterbury

c. He met 29 pilgrims


d. He met St. Thomas a Becket 

 

2. Why was everyone at The Tabbard?
a. There was a band of highwaymen on the road and the people were afraid to travel.

They were waiting for the King's soldiers to come and escort them.
b. They were on their way making a pilgrimage to Canterbury.
c. They had come to celebrate the baptism of the King's youngest son. d. Over half the group had taken ill. They were recuperating at the inn.

3. What were they going to see?
a. They were going to see the relics of the True Cross.
b. They were going to see a special presentation of the Passion play.
c. They were going to see a spring that was supposed to have miraculous healing powers. d. They were going to see the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket.

4. He has been in many battles. He was true and gentle. a. The Knight

b. The Yeoman
c. The Sergeant at Law d. The Merchant

5. He was the son of the Knight, in his twenties, agile, strong, and happy-go-lucky. a. The Plowman

b. The Squire
c. The Reeve
d. The Pardoner

6. He was the Squire's servant. He was a woodsman, a Robin Hood type character. a. The Host

b. The Shipman c. The Yeoman d. The Manciple

7. She spoke French, was dainty and pleasant, and the picture of medieval beauty. a. The Prioress/Nun

b. The Wife of Bath c. The Cook
d. The Weaver

8. These people were in the nun's group.
a. One priest and three students
b. Four nuns
c. Two converts, one priest, and one nun d. One nun and three priests

( 9 Weeks Exam)[Type text] (Open Book) Form A 9. He was bald and fat. He had a preference for fine clothes and luxuries. He didn't like hard work, but

he did like to ride.
a. The Knight

b. The Monk c. The Squire d. The Franklin

10. He takes bribes for easy penance. He knows the taverns and barmaids better than he does the lepers and beggars. He is rather aristocratic, and he lisps.

a. The Pardoner b. The Parson
c. The Friar
d. The Summoner

11. He has a forked beard and a motley coat. He is careful with money, a good negotiator, and always tells his opinions about business.

a. The Haberdasher b. The Shipman
c. The Merchant
d. The Host

12. This pilgrim was an Oxford student who didn't say much, didn't have a job, and just loved learning for the sake of learning.

a. The Clerk
b. The Squire
c. The Franklin
d. The Prioress/Nun

13. He seemed wise. He made a lot of money. He seemed busier than he really was. a. The Knight

b. The Squire
c. The Manciple
d. The Sergeant at Law

14. He looked a little like Santa Claus. He liked to eat, drink and be merry. He was a country gentleman with a dagger and a silk purse.

a. The Yeoman
b. The Franklin
c. The Host
d. The Pharmacist

15. What tradesmen were there?
a. A Minstrel, a Barrel-maker, a Tailor, and a Reeve
b. A Merchant, a Teacher, a Lawyer, a Potter and a Weaver
c. A Haberdasher, a Dyer, a Carpenter, a Weaver, and a Carpet-maker d. A Clerk, a Carpenter, a Barrel-maker, a Plowman, and a Haberdasher

( 9 Weeks Exam)[Type text] (Open Book) Form A 16. This pilgrim was a master of the trade, had a sore on one knee, and was physically a rather

disgusting character.
a. The Plowman

b. The Cook
c. The Wife of Bath d. The Summoner

17. He was from Dartmouth, didn't ride well, and was a good navigator. He had little conscience about killing the enemy, and seemed rather like a pirate.

a. The Miller
b. The Knight
c. The Reeve
d. The Shipman

18. He knew his profession well, and took kickbacks from one in another profession. He was not particularly religious. He was dressed in red and blue-gray garments, and loved gold.

a. The Doctor
b. The Squire
c. The Pharmacist d. The Manciple

19. This pilgrim was large and somewhat deaf, had a red complexion, wore a wide hat and spurs and had been married several times.

a. The Host
b. The Cook
c. The Wife of Bath d. The Shipman

20. This pilgrim was truly Christ-like; patient, giving, holy and virtuous, and didn't believe in pomp or glory. He practiced what he preached.

a. The Monk
b. The Friar
c. The Parson
d. The Pardoner

21. He was the Parson's brother. He was an honest worker who paid his taxes on time. a. The Reeve

b. The Plowman
c. The Shipman
d. The Haberdasher

22. He had a heavy, stocky build. He had a red beard, a wart on his nose, and a filthy mouth. He cheated customers and in his spare time played the bagpipes.

a. The Miller
b. The Cook
c. The Clerk
d. The Merchant

( 9 Weeks Exam)[Type text] (Open Book) Form A 23. He was a shrewd buyer. Lawyers with all their knowledge were no match for him. He purchase well and kept the

extra money for himself. He stole the lawyers blind. a. The Franklin

b. The Manciple
c. The Sergeant at Law d. The Merchant

24. He was old, choleric, and thin. He was a good manager and good carpenter, feared by the farm workers. He usually brought up the rear of the party, lagging behind.

a. The Pardoner b. The Friar
c. The Squire
d. The Reeve

25. He had a red face full of sores. He ate onions and drank too much. He would take bribes. he had a garland of flowers on his head and held a cake like a shield.

a. The Summoner b. The Cook
c. The Haberdasher d. The Miller

26. This pilgrim sang in a strong voice, had long, yellow hair, bulging eyes, was baby-faced and carried a bunch of false relics to sell.

a. The Friar
b. The Monk
c. The Pardoner
d. The Prioress/Nun

27. His name was Harry Bailly. He was manly, good-natured, and happy. a. The Knight

b. The Host
c. The Shipman d. The Franklin

28. What does the host propose to the pilgrims?
a. He proposes that they memorize Bible verses and recite them to the group each

evening. The host will keep account of the number each pilgrim memorizes. The

pilgrim who memorizes the most will receive a monetary reward from the rest.
b. He proposes that they stop three times each day (morning, noon and evening) for

prayers, and that a different pilgrim will lead the prayers each day.
c. He proposes that they convert people along the way and take them on the pilgrimage.

He convinces the Pardoner to offer special indulgences to the pilgrims who get

converts to join them.
d. He proposes that they each tell two stories on the way to and from their destination.

The winner will get a free meal at the expense of the others. The Host will ride along and be the judge. Anyone who doesn't abide by his rule will have to pay everyone's way

( 9 Weeks Exam)[Type text] (Open Book) Form A

The Pardoner's Tale

29. Of what use is the bone?
a. It could be used over and over again to make nutritious soups for devoted Christians

who were too poor to afford meat.
b. It could be used as a defense against attackers. It caused extreme pain anywhere it

touched someone with evil thoughts.
c. It brought good luck.
d. It would cure animals' snake bites or sores. It was also a cure for jealousy.

30. For what use is the mitten and under what condition will it work?
a. It will provide the wearer with extremely strong hands and arms if his thoughts are for good works like

farming rather than evil works like murder.
b. It will cure most illnesses if the wearer has made a pilgrimage.
c. It will increase the yield of grain provided the wearer has made a donation to the

church.
d. It will keep the wearer from adultery if he says at least one prayer each day.

31. Describe the "trick" which has been worth a hundred marks a year to the Pardoner.
a. The Pardoner has a bird that lights on the shoulder of someone who is about to be

forgiven. In reality, the Pardoner looks over his audience, finds someone who looks rich, and signals the bird to land there. The forgiven sinners usually make a large donation.

b. He preaches that the very sinful members of his flock cannot make an offering, but that the virtuous members may, and he will absolve them.

c. He sells small bottles of water that he says is holy water. It is supposed to wash away the sins of the person who drinks it.

d. He has one person in the congregation stand up and tell how much more holy his life has been and how he feels spiritually fulfilled since he gave all of his worldly goods to the church.

32. What is the Pardoner's purpose? What is he supposed to do?
a. His real purpose is to make money. He is supposed to be concerned with saving souls. b. His purpose is to convert people and save their souls. That is what he does.
c. His real purpose is to save souls. He is supposed to be collecting money for his church. d. His real purpose is to look for a rich wife. He is supposed to be telling people about

god.
33. What is ironic about how the Pardoner gets people to repent from the sin of avarice?

a. It is a foreshadowing. b. It is a metaphor.
c. It is irony.
d. it is onomatopoeia

34. What bargain or agreement did the rioters make at the tavern?
a. They agreed to stop rioting if the Pardoner could find wives for all of them.
b. They agreed to stop all sin within a hundred miles of the tavern.
c. They agreed to hunt down Death.
d. They agreed to go with the Pardoner and earn money for the church7. They met an old man as they began their journey.

( 9 Weeks Exam)[Type text] (Open Book) Form A 35.What was the old man's problem?

a. He had been very sinful in his youth. He could not die until he had confessed each sin to a different priest or Pardoner, and made a donation to each of them.

b. He would gain eternal life if he could find a beautiful young woman to love and marry him.

c. He would keep getting new illnesses unless he could convert at least one person a day. Most people didn't want to listen to him, because he was so old and diseased.

d. He had to roam the earth until he had found someone who would trade youth for age. 36. Where does the old man send the rioters?

a. He sent them to the Holy Land.
b. He sent them up the road to an oak tree.
c. He sent them to a hidden cave in the forest. d. He sent them to the shrine at Canterbury.

37. What did they find where the old man sent them?
a. They found three beautiful women waiting for them. b. They found eight bushels of gold.
c. They found a bag full of jewels.
d. They found jewelry and golden swords.

38. Why did they have to bring the treasure home at night?
a. They were afraid someone would think they had stolen it.
b. They were afraid the Pardoner would see them and demand that they turn it over to the

church.
c. They didn't want any highwaymen to rob them.
d. It was so heavy to carry that it got them overheated in the bright sun. It was easier to

carry it at night.
39. Why was one youth sent to town?

a. He went to scout for robbers.
b. He went to provide an alibi for the others.
c. He went to buy food and drink so they would have something to eat while waiting. d. He went to buy a horse to carry the load.

40. What plan did the two other youths make to kill the one when he returned from town? a. They would ambush him, tie him up, and throw him in the river.
b. They would cut off his head while he slept.
c. They would set him on fire.

d. One would talk to him and the other would come up from behind and stab him 41.What plan did the one who went to town make to kill the two others when he got back?

a. He was going to stab them while they slept.
b. He was going to let the horse trample them.
c. He was going to poison them.
d. He had hired two thugs to kill them as they brought the treasure home.

( 9 Weeks Exam)[Type text] (Open Book) Form A 42. Who died, and how did it happen?

a. The one died when they stabbed him.
b. All three died. The two stabbed the one, and then they unknowingly drank the

poisoned wine.
c. Only the two died when the horse trampled them.
d. They all died. The thugs killed the two men, then killed the one who had hired them.