from The Canterbury Tales, “The Prologue”
9. Which word best describes the Nun?
ill-tempered
cruel <-------
ambitious
tender-hearted
10. The speaker promises to ___________.
tell the stories exactly the way they were told
make the stories more interesting <-------
only tell the parts he finds interesting
only tell the stories that are true
11. Chaucer uses the pilgrimage primarily as a device to ___________.
emphasize the characters religious aspirations <-------
frame the stories told by individual character
describe the rigors of medieval life
create a vivid and realistic setting
from The Canterbury Tales, “The Pardoner’s Tale”
12. The Pardoner thinks of the people to whom he preaches as _________.
sophisticated
virtuous <-------
unsophisticated
intelligent
9. Which word best describes the Nun?
ill-tempered
cruel <-------
ambitious
tender-hearted
10. The speaker promises to ___________.
tell the stories exactly the way they were told
make the stories more interesting <-------
only tell the parts he finds interesting
only tell the stories that are true
11. Chaucer uses the pilgrimage primarily as a device to ___________.
emphasize the characters religious aspirations <-------
frame the stories told by individual character
describe the rigors of medieval life
create a vivid and realistic setting
from The Canterbury Tales, “The Pardoner’s Tale”
12. The Pardoner thinks of the people to whom he preaches as _________.
sophisticated
virtuous <-------
unsophisticated
intelligent