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Which excerpt from “The Prologue” of The Canterbury Tales best indicates that the Nun is a compassionate person? (1 point)
• “Her veil was gathered in a seemly way,/Her nose was elegant…”
• “And well she sang a service, with a fine/Intoning through her nose…”
• “She used to weep if she but saw a mouse/Caught in a trap, if it were dead…”
• “But she could carry a morsel up and keep/The smallest drop from falling… ”
10.
How does the description of spring in The Canterbury Tales’ prologue contribute to the narrative that follows? (1 point)
• by connecting images of warm weather to the notion of sainthood
• by enticing the reader to consider the purpose of nature
• by explaining the effect of the weather on each character’s religious views
• by connecting the idea of new beginnings to the desire to make pilgrimages
11.
What is the main purpose of Chaucer’s prologue to The Canterbury Tales? (1 point)
• to explain the influence of Christianity on the characters
• to describe the events that prompt the pilgrimage
• to create a somber tone for the subsequent narrative
• to introduce the characters who will be telling their tales
from The Canterbury Tales, “The Pardoner’s Tale”
12.
Which line from “The Pardoner’s Tale” indicates the Pardoner’s feelings about the spiritual welfare of others? (1 point)
• “… Them from it, I can bring them to repent…”
• “That’s not the counsel of my inner voice!”
• “They can go blackberrying for all I care!”
• “I take great pains, and stretching out my neck…”
13.
“There’s no apostle I would counterfeit;/I mean to have money, wool and cheese and wheat…”
What is the Pardoner explaining in these lines from “The Pardoner’s Tale”? (1 point)
• why he gathers necessities to give to the poor
• why he rejects the luxurious lives the apostles led
• why he concerns himself so deeply with the salvation of others
• why he preaches a moral code that he himself does not follow
from The Canterbury Tales: “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”
14.
Which statement from “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” best explains why the elves and fairies of King Arthur’s time no longer exist? (1 point)
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“Faint was the soul within his sorrowful breast, as home he went, he dared no longer stay
• “Now peradventure some may well suspect a lack of care in me since I neglect . . .”
• “The Elf-Queen and her courtiers joined and broke/Their elfin dance on many a green mead…”
• “[T]he saintly charity and prayer/Of holy friars seem to have purged the air…”
15.
In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what is the most likely reason the narrator describes the status of women during the time of King Arthur? (1 point)
• to show that women have no legal rights to speak of
• to prove that women have the same rights and responsibilities as men
• to illustrate that women had less freedom during King Arthur’s time than during the time of the Wife of Bath
• to demonstrate that women had greater freedom during King Arthur’s time than during the time of the Wife of Bath
from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
16.
With which of these statements does Sir Gawain argue that he should be the one to accept the Green Knight’s challenge? (1 point)
• “…If it’s a duel you’re after,/We’ll furnish you your fight.”
• “…No man under Heaven can hurt him, whoever may try.”
• “My life would be least missed, if we let out the truth.”
• “Therefore if you seek to find me, you shall not fail.”
17.
Which of these lines from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight most clearly exemplifies the medieval ideal of chivalry? (1 point)
• “And begged him, for her sake, to say not a word and to keep it hidden from her lord. And he said he would.”
• “If I were clad in armor, high on my horse, you haven’t a man who could match me . . .”
• “Sober and thoughtful he stood there and stroked his beard and with patience like a priest’s, he pulled down his collar . . .”
• “Then with a rough jerk he turned the reins and haled away through the hall-door, his head in his hand…”
Short Answer
Note: Your teacher will grade your responses to questions 18–21 to ensure that you receive proper credit for your answers.
18.
In “The Pardoner’s Tale,” how does the Pardoner use his story to accumulate wealth for himself? What does this say about him? (5 points)
19.
What is ironic in the words used by the narrator to describe the Summoner in “The Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales?