Literature V6_Beowulf and The Pardoner's Tale

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Literature V6

* Beowulf

* The Pardoner's Tale + Chaucer

The hero of the story

The monster that must be defeated.

The name of the king Beowulf sets out to help.

The second monster that Beowulf has to fight.

The name of the mead hall that is being terrorised by the monster.

The third monster that Beowulf has to fight.

Heorot

Beowulf

Grendel

Hrothgar

A nameless dragon

Grendel's mother

Why are the pilgrims going to Canterbury?

1. To meet King Henry III
2. To see a medieval mystery play
3. To worship the relics of Saint Thomas Becket
4. Because they are tourists

Who are the three men searching for in the Pardoner’s Tale?

1. The wandering Jew
2. Greed
3. Jesus Christ
4. Death

When does The Canterbury Tales take place?

1. In the Renaissance
2. In pre-Christian Britain
3. During the Norman invasion
4. In the late fourteenth century

For which social classes did Chaucer write?

1. The nobility
2. All levels of society
3. Illiterate peasants
4. Merchants

What was Chaucer’s profession?

1. Poet
2. Noble
3. Merchant
4. Civil servant

How many Canterbury Tales are there?

1. 80
2. 24
3. 16
4. 50

What is a romance?

1. An erotic tale of love and passion
2. A story about Romans
3. A story of knights, ladies, quests, and love
4. A cheap book you buy from a drugstore

Which tale qualifies as part of a medieval sermon?

1. The Wife of Bath’s Tale
2. The Miller's Tale
3. The Physician's Tale
4. The Pardoner's Tale

At what time of year does the pilgrimage take place?

1. In the dead of winter
2. In the height of spring
3. “That time of year when yellow leaves . . . hang upon these boughs”
4. On a midsummer night

Why does the Pardoner upset the Host?

1. The Pardoner tries to sell indulgences to the pilgrims, after he has already told them that he cheats people.
2. The Pardoner has physically attacked the Host with his heavy bag of relics.
3. The Pardoner refuses to give the Host an indulgence.

In "The Pardoner's Tale," what do the two rioters decide to do after they have sent their friend for food and wine?

1. To take the money while he is gone.
2. To carry away the money that night.
3. To give some money to the old man.
4. To kill their friend when he returns.

What is the allegory that the Pardoner teaches in "The Pardoner's Tale"?

1. People are not always what they seem
2. Evil men will get what they deserve
3. Greed is the root of all evil
4. Even the best of friends cannot be trusted

What is one characteristic of an allegory that is found in "The Pardoner's Tale"?

1. A story that occurs within the story
2. Rhyming of every two lines
3. A tale that is told as a long prose poem
4. The use of characters to stand for ideas

What does the young rioter decide while on his way into town for food and wine in "The Pardoner's Tale"?

1. To poison his friends
2. To look for Death on his way
3. To find the old man and warn him
4. To tell the old man what they found

In "The Pardoner's Tale" which character or characters does the Pardoner most closely resemble?

1. The old man
2. Death
3. The three rioters
4. His parishioners

Why does the old man send the three rioters to the tree in "the Pardoner's Tale"?

1. So the three rioters will not kill him
2. So the three rioters will go to their own deaths
3. So the three rioters can find gold
4. So he will have time to escape

What can you infer from these words of the Pardoner in "The Pardoner's Tale"? For my exclusive purpose is to win/And not all to castigate their sin./ Once dead what matter how their souls may fare?/ They can go blackberrying for all I care!

1. He wants parishioners to seek forgiveness for their sins
2. He wants his parishioners to work harder at farming for blackberries
3. He wants his parishioners to think about what will happen when they die
4. He wants his parishioners to give him plenty of their money.

Who is the old man in "The Pardoner's Tale"?

1. Death
2. Hope
3. A thief and wanderer
4. A mean-spirited villager

Which character trait leads to the downfall of the three rioters in "The Pardoner's Tale"?

1. Innocence
2. Greed
3. Jealousy
4. Pride

Reread these lines that are spoken by the old man in "The Pardoner's Tale/" What does he mean? About the earth, which is my mother's gate, / Knock-knocking with my staff from night to noon / And crying, 'Mother, open to me soon! / Look at me, mother, won't you let me in?'

1. He wants to find his mother
2. He is tired of wandering
3. He wants to die
4. He wants a place to live

What do you learn about "The Pardoner's Tale" by reading these lines? And then Death went his way without a word. / He's killed a thousand in the present plague, / And sir, it doesn't do to be too vague / If you should meet him; you had best be wary.

1. Death would rather not speak
2. This is a story about the plague
3. The rioters should stay away from death
4. Death can be avoided if you are careful

Which vocabulary word correctly completes this sentence? The _________ sold the young rioter a strong poison that he mixed with wine.

1. Pallor
2. Tarry
3. Prating
4. Apothecary

Which words best describe the three rioters in "The Pardoner's Tale"?

1. Friendly and fun-loving
2. Greedy and rough
3. Smart and dangerous
4. Cautious and sneaky