The Canterbury Tales Final Quiz
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A frame tale is…
a. The exposition of a story
b. The beginning and ending of a story
c. An anecdote
d. A story that serves as a vehicle for telling other stories
2. A poem written in iambic pentameter…
a. Has 5 syllables per line and rhyming couplets
b. Is written in free verse
c. Has 10 syllables per line and the rhythm of a beating heart
d. Always rhymes
3. The Canterbury Tales was written by…
a. William Shakespeare
b. The Anglo-Saxons
c. King Arthur
d. Geoffrey Chaucer
4. In “Wife of Bath’s Tale”, the knight’s fate was placed in the hands of a woman after he raped a
maiden. This plot twist could be considered an example of…
a. Dramatic irony
b. Situational irony
c. Verbal irony
d. Anecdote
5. The Canterbury Tales was written…
a. In the 1300s in England
b. In the 1500s in England
c. In the 600s in France
d. In the 1200s in Norway
6. Why was The Canterbury Tales considered very different from previous British literatures?
a. It was written in English
b. There was a lot of inappropriate humor
c. It was a cross-section of English society as opposed to epic literature
d. A & C
e. None of the above
7. In “Wife of Bath’s Tale”, the old woman argues that ___________________ (a virtue of
chivalry) does not come along with being born of high class; one must earn it!
a. Chastity
b. Largesse
c. Nobility
d. Faith
8. In the English feudal system, who had ultimate power?
a. King
b. Knights
c. Pope/ Church
d. Women
9. In “Wife of Bath’s Tale”, the narrator refers back to a story about King Midas. This is an
example of…
a. Allusion
b. Alliteration
c. Assonance
d. Apostrophe
10. As she tells the story of King Midas, the Wife of Bath explains that Midas’s wife must tell the
secret of her husband’s donkey ears. To relieve the pressure of the secret, she tells the water.
This is an example of what poetic device?
a. Allusion
b. Alliteration
c. Assonance
d. Apostrophe
11. Which of the following is NOT a basic rule of the Medieval Code of Chivalry?
a. No violence toward women
b. Serfs were not allowed to leave a kingdom
c. A knight must keep his word, even if it means death
d. Perpetrators were dealt with harshly
12. Which of the following is an example of an anecdote?
a. The Bible
b. A romantic letter from a loved one
c. A short, humorous story your grandpa tells at Thanksgiving dinner
d. An anti-venom drug to inject after getting a poisonous snake bite
Canterbury Tales Answer Sheet (24 points)
Canterbury Tales Answer Sheet (24 points)
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