1) What is a frame narrative? a) A story that deals with people’s perceptions of reality. b) A story that is told within a historical framework. c) A story told within the broader context of another story. 2) Which of the following quotations describes the Knight? a) “A most distinguished man,/ Who from the day on which he first began / To ride abroad had followed chivalry, / Truth, honor, generousness and courtesy.” b) “A lover and cadet, a lad of fire / With locks as curly as if they had been pressed.” c) “One of the finest sort / Who rode the country; hunting was his sport.” 3) Which of the following quotations BEST describes the hypocrisy of the Pardoner? a) “He was a learned man, a clerk, / Who truly knew Christ’s gospel and would preach it / Devoutly to parishioners, and teach it.” b) “In one short day, in money down, he drew / More than the parson in a month or two.” c) “Yet he was rather close as to expenses / And kept the gold he won in pestilences.” 4) Which of the following quotations BEST represents the Nun’s vanity? a) “And she had little dogs she would be feeding/ With roasted flesh, or milk, or fine white bread. / And bitterly she wept if one were dead…” b) “She wore a coral trinket on her arm,/ A set of beads, the gaudies tricked in green,/ Whence hung a golden brooch of brightest sheen / On which there first was graven a crowned A, / And lover, Amor vincit omnia.” c) “And she spoke daintily in French, extremely / After the school of Stratford-atte-Bowe; / French in the Paris style she did not know.” 5) Which of the following quotations BEST reveals the hypocrisy of the Friar? a) “When he had played his harp, or having sung, / His eyes would twinkle in his head as bright / As any star upon a frosty night.” b) “Sweetly he heard his penitents at shrift / With pleasant absolution, for a gift.” c) “He kept his tippet stuffed with pins for curls, / And pocket-knives, to give to pretty girls.” 6) A moral of "The Pardoner's Tale" is: a) Greed is the root of all evil. b) Greed brings greater happiness. c) Be prepared for death. 7) Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony from “The Pardoner’s Tale”? a) The three rioters curse Death while sitting in the tavern. b) The youngest rioter draws the lot that sends him to town for bread and wine. c) The two rioters drink the poisoned wine believing they have safely disposed of the third rioter. 8) The old man tells the rioters that Death can be found under a tree. They find a pile of gold coins there. By the end of the story, we realize the old man: a) Sent them to their deaths. b) Had a bad memory due to his age. c) Did not mislead them. 9) What effect does personifying Death as a character have on the story? a) It makes Death seem more of a realistic threat. b) It shows the naivete of the rioters in that they think they can kill Death. c) It emphasizes the irony that Death is actually money. d) All of the above. 10) The primary satirical device used in this tale is: a) Hyperbole b) Situational irony c) Parody 11) What do women want according to the old lady? a) More attention from their husbands b) Autonomy in a relationship c) To be free from marriage altogether 12) How is the Wife’s tale ahead of its time? a) It depicts true love between a knight and a peasant b) It argues for greater authority for wives c) It shames the ruling class for their bad deeds 13) How does the knight respond to the choice given by the old lady at the end? a) He asks her to stay old but faithful b) He refuses to choose c) He allows the old lady to choose 14) What is ironic about the Wife of Bath’s statement that she will only tell her tale to amuse the pilgrims? a) The knight character is awful and not at all relatable b) There doesn’t seem to be any point to the story c) The Wife ends up moralizing anyway through the old lady
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