Guide to test on medieval history and “The General Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales
Test date: Tues., 11/3
Resources:
You may use your pilgrim chart as you take the test.
You may not use your book or the medieval history sheet as you take the test, but you
should use them to study.
The medieval history appears on pages 28-30.
For further reading on The Canterbury Tales, see pages 31-32 and 144-145.
“The General Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales: 144-166 (Introduction, 144-146;
Descriptions, 146-163; Contest 163-166)
Test:
Questions will ask about
• The historical background
• The set-up of The Canterbury Tales
o author
o the frame story
o the poetic form (rhymed couplets)
• The descriptions of the pilgrims that were read and/or presented in class
o what their positions are
o how Chaucer presents them
• One or more pilgrims that we did not read about
Format
• Multiple choice
• Matching
o Match a distinctive line to the pilgrim
• Short writing
o Similar to the paragraph you wrote about your pilgrim