View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Narrator on his journey?
(a) He is on a religious pilgrimage.
(b) He is looking for work.
(c) He is going to visit family.
(d) He is competing in a knights' tournament.

2. Who warns the Friar before he tells his tale?
(a) The Monk.
(b) The Summoner.
(c) The Host.
(d) The Nun's Priest.

3. Who asks the Squire for the next tale?
(a) The Friar.
(b) We do not know.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) The Host.

4. Who is Arveragus?
(a) The king in the Franklin's Tale.
(b) The knight in the Franklin's Tale.
(c) The squire in the Franklin's Tale.
(d) The merchant in the Franklin's Tale.

5. What gift does Thomas give the friar and his brothers?
(a) A burp.
(b) Gold.
(c) Food.
(d) A fart.

6. What does the king in the Clerk’s Tale forge in order to pretend to be free from his wife?
(a) A letter from his wife's father saying he no longer gives his blessing.
(b) A royal divorce decree.
(c) A new law.
(d) Papal permission.

7. Who does the summoner swear to be brothers with?
(a) A yeoman.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A miller.
(d) Another summoner.

8. Why does the knight's wife transform into a beautiful woman?
(a) He asks her to.
(b) He lets her make a decision.
(c) She doesn't.
(d) The queen allows her to.

9. Who did the Host ask to speak after the Knight's Tale?
(a) The Wife of Bath.
(b) The Nun's Priest.
(c) The Prioress.
(d) The Monk.

10. What kind of tale is the Squire asked to tell?
(a) A tale about nobility.
(b) A tale about love.
(c) A tale about religion.
(d) A tale about bravery.

11. Where are the Syrian merchants when they hear of Lady Constance?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Milan.

12. What is different about the Miller's section in comparison to the Knight's section?
(a) All of the above.
(b) The Miller's story is not about nobility.
(c) The Miller has a Prologue.
(d) The Miller volunteers to tell a tale.

13. Who curses the summoner?
(a) The archdeacon.
(b) The yeoman.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A rich widow.

14. What is the standard punishment for the knight's crime?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Death.
(d) Servitude.

15. What does the Reeve think of the Miller's Tale?
(a) He enjoys it.
(b) He thinks it is more truth than fiction.
(c) He does not give an opinion.
(d) He dislikes it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Reeve feel the way he does about the Miller's Tale?

2. Who does January marry?

3. Why does the demon take the summoner to hell?

4. Where is the Narrator going?

5. Who is Dorigen?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 456 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample