History of English , The Reeve's Tale, the Wife of Bath's Tale

The Vikings invaded England
A
Around 800
B
In 1066
C
In 450
D
Around the year 0
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The Vikings invaded England
A
Around 800
B
In 1066
C
In 450
D
Around the year 0

Slide 1 - Quiz

What is NOT a word introduced by the Vikings?
A
give
B
take
C
axe
D
bread

Slide 2 - Quiz

After the Norman conquest, the upperclasses spoke
A
French
B
Middle English
C
Danish
D
Modern English

Slide 3 - Quiz

Which was NOT one of the Germanic tribes invading England in the 5th Century?
A
Angles
B
Vikings
C
Jutes
D
Saxons

Slide 4 - Quiz

Chaucer wrote
A
Norman French
B
Middle English
C
Old English
D
Modern English

Slide 5 - Quiz

Where do we NOT see the influence of French in the English language in the name for meat?
A
pork
B
veal
C
beef
D
chicken

Slide 6 - Quiz

American English is ........ like Shakespearean Englsih than Modern British English
A
sometimes more
B
definitely less

Slide 7 - Quiz

Shakespeare wrote what we would now call
A
Norman English
B
Middle English
C
Early Modern English
D
Modern English

Slide 8 - Quiz

This is NOT a characteristic of Modern English, compared with Middle English
A
different vowel sounds
B
More new words and phrases
C
Standarization of spelling and grammar
D
More French words

Slide 9 - Quiz

How come there are two Millers in the Canterbury Tales?
A
One is a pilgrim the other a character in a story
B
There are two pilgrims who are/used to be millers
C
There are two stories about Millers
D
There is a story about two millers

Slide 10 - Quiz

What was the name of the Miller in the Reeve's Tale?
A
John
B
Simkin
C
Bert
D
Alan

Slide 11 - Quiz

Why does the Reeve tell a tale about a Miller?
Because...
A
the Miller told a tale about a carpenter
B
he likes millers
C
the Host asked him to do so.
D
He wants to take revenge

Slide 12 - Quiz

Why did Alan and John stay the night at the mill?
Because....
A
They had spent the day looking for their horse
B
it was raining
C
It was dark
D
They liked the company

Slide 13 - Quiz

How did John manage to sleep with the Miller's wife?
A
He moved the bed
B
He convinced her he was the miller
C
He baked her a cake
D
He moved the cradle

Slide 14 - Quiz

Why is the Reeve's tale a fabliau?
because
A
It's bawdy and contains adultery
B
It contains two students
C
Because they speak in a dialect
D
Because it contains a cradle trick

Slide 15 - Quiz

The Wife of Bath had ..... husbands
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5

Slide 16 - Quiz

When is the Wife of Bath's Tale set?
A
Classical Times
B
King Arthur's Time
C
In her own time
D
during the Viking Age

Slide 17 - Quiz

Why does the Knight face the axe?
A
He's failed his king
B
He's violated a maiden
C
He arrived too late for dinner
D
He has been unfaithful to his wife

Slide 18 - Quiz

How long does the Knight have to find the answer to the Queen's question?
A
a day
B
a year
C
a year and a day
D
a month

Slide 19 - Quiz

Who told the Knight the correct answer?
A
An old woman
B
One of the 24 damsels
C
Queen Guinevere
D
The girl he violated

Slide 20 - Quiz

Was the knight's wife old?
A
yes
B
no
C
it's complicated
D
who cares

Slide 21 - Quiz