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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the standard punishment for the knight's crime?

2. In the Clerk’s Tale, how old is the king's son when he is taken?

3. What is the Narrator's name?

4. What is different about the Wife of Bath's Prologue?

5. Who did the Host ask to speak after the Knight's Tale?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the summoner and the yeoman both bailiffs?

2. How do the townspeople react to the situation after John crashes through the ceiling?

3. Why can there be no real determination of the outcome of the Cook's Tale?

4. What is the purpose of the General Prologue?

5. What is the basis of the Reeve's story? Why is this the basis for the story?

6. What makes the friar in the Summoner's Tale corrupt?

7. Why is it fitting for the Squire to begin the tale that he does?

8. Why does January say he wants to marry? Why does he likely really want to marry?

9. What is the Squire's plan before he is interrupted?

10. Why does the Narrator tell the Miller's Tale despite his concern of its vulgarity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of the Narrator in The Canterbury Tales. Is he a reliable narrator? Why or why not? Is he effective in his role? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the church during Chaucer's time. Why are many church officials not looked upon favorably? What is the relationship between the general public and the church? Why? How does the situation with the church affect The Canterbury Tales?

Essay Topic 3

Define conflict. Identify each type of conflict and give an example from The Canterbury Tales. Which type of conflict do you think is the most effective? Why?

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