Canterbury Tales revisited

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Canterbury Tales Revisited

Slide 1 - Diapositive

When was 'The Canterbury Tales' written?
A
9th century
B
14th century
C
17th century
D
13th century

Slide 2 - Quiz

The Canterbury Tales became popular...
A
because they were written in English.
B
after they had been translated to English.

Slide 3 - Quiz

The narrator in The Canterbury Tales ..... many words to describe the characters.
A
uses
B
doesn't use

Slide 4 - Quiz

Which of the following is not a reason the Canterbury Tales is so important?
A
It was written in English instead of French
B
It was about pilgrims instead of soldiers
C
It provides information about medieval society
D
It uses characters from all kinds of walks of life

Slide 5 - Quiz

Which Tale canNOT be found in the Canterbury Tales?
A
The Knight's Tale
B
The Greengrocer's Tale
C
The Summoner's Tale
D
The Wife of Bath's Tale

Slide 6 - Quiz

The Canterbury Tales are written in
A
Alliterative lines
B
Prose
C
Blank verse
D
Rhyme

Slide 7 - Quiz

What kind of story is The Canterbury Tales?
A
a romance
B
a link and frame story
C
a quest story
D
a story about courtly love

Slide 8 - Quiz

Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
A
William Shakespeare
B
King Arthur
C
Geoffrey Chaucer
D
Harold of Godwinson

Slide 9 - Quiz

Who is the judge of the stories told by the pilgrims?
A
Chaucer (the pilgrim)
B
Chaucer (the writer)
C
The Host of the Inn
D
The Knight

Slide 10 - Quiz

Why are the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales travelling to Canterbury?
A
To worship the relics of Saint Thomas Becket
B
To meet King Henry III
C
To visit as tourists
D
To see a medieval mystery play

Slide 11 - Quiz

Which language was used to write the Canterbury Tales?
A
Old English
B
Modern English
C
Norman French
D
Middle English

Slide 12 - Quiz

How many Canterbury Tales are there?
A
80
B
16
C
24
D
50

Slide 13 - Quiz

The 'Canterbury Tales' is a finished work.
A
True
B
False

Slide 14 - Quiz

The story we've read was called
A
The Miller's Tale
B
The Reeve's Tale
C
The Student's Tale
D
The Knight's Tale

Slide 15 - Quiz

The Miller starts telling the story
A
After the Monk
B
After the Knight
C
while drunk
D
saying he will make fun of the Reeve

Slide 16 - Quiz

The following is NOT a character in the Miller's Tale
A
John
B
Absolom
C
Nicholas
D
Rosalie

Slide 17 - Quiz

John is a
A
baker
B
carpenter
C
smith
D
student

Slide 18 - Quiz

John is
A
very skillful
B
very jealous
C
(very) old
D
very clever

Slide 19 - Quiz

Nicholas says he's had a vision about
A
A comet hitting planet earth
B
A flood
C
An earthquake
D
Alison

Slide 20 - Quiz

Who suffers most at he end of the (original) Miller's Tale?
A
Alison
B
Nicholas
C
John
D
Absolom

Slide 21 - Quiz

People like the Canterbury Tales because of
A
the history lessons you get
B
the variation in characters and stories

Slide 22 - Quiz

The genre of the Miller's Tale is called
A
farce
B
Love triangle
C
fabliau
D
bawdy

Slide 23 - Quiz

A fabliau usually contains (a)
A
adultery
B
cradle-trick
C
violence
D
deceit

Slide 24 - Quiz

A cuckold is
A
A rooster, cock
B
A fraud
C
A man deceived by his wife
D
Somebody secuding someone else's wife

Slide 25 - Quiz