Canterbury Tales revisited
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Slide 1 - Tekstslide
When was 'The Canterbury Tales' written?
A
9th century
B
14th century
C
17th century
D
13th century
Slide 2 - Quizvraag
The Canterbury Tales became popular...
A
because they were written in English.
B
after they had been translated to English.
Slide 3 - Quizvraag
The narrator in The Canterbury Tales ..... many words to describe the characters.
A
uses
B
doesn't use
Slide 4 - Quizvraag
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 - Quizvraag
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 - Quizvraag
The Canterbury Tales are written in
A
Alliterative lines
B
Prose
C
Blank verse
D
Rhyme
Slide 7 - Quizvraag
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 - Quizvraag
Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
A
William Shakespeare
B
King Arthur
C
Geoffrey Chaucer
D
Harold of Godwinson
Slide 9 - Quizvraag
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 - Quizvraag
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 - Quizvraag
Which language was used to write the Canterbury Tales?
A
Old English
B
Modern English
C
Norman French
D
Middle English
Slide 12 - Quizvraag
How many Canterbury Tales are there?
A
80
B
16
C
24
D
50
Slide 13 - Quizvraag
The 'Canterbury Tales' is a finished work.
A
True
B
False
Slide 14 - Quizvraag
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 - Quizvraag
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 - Quizvraag
The following is NOT a character in the Miller's Tale
A
John
B
Absolom
C
Nicholas
D
Rosalie
Slide 17 - Quizvraag
John is a
A
baker
B
carpenter
C
smith
D
student
Slide 18 - Quizvraag
John is
A
very skillful
B
very jealous
C
(very) old
D
very clever
Slide 19 - Quizvraag
Nicholas says he's had a vision about
A
A comet hitting planet earth
B
A flood
C
An earthquake
D
Alison
Slide 20 - Quizvraag
Who suffers most at he end of the (original) Miller's Tale?
A
Alison
B
Nicholas
C
John
D
Absolom
Slide 21 - Quizvraag
People like the Canterbury Tales because of
A
the history lessons you get
B
the variation in characters and stories
Slide 22 - Quizvraag
The genre of the Miller's Tale is called
A
farce
B
Love triangle
C
fabliau
D
bawdy
Slide 23 - Quizvraag
A fabliau usually contains (a)
A
adultery
B
cradle-trick
C
violence
D
deceit
Slide 24 - Quizvraag
A cuckold is
A
A rooster, cock
B
A fraud
C
A man deceived by his wife
D
Somebody secuding someone else's wife
