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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 comparison does the Parson use for life?

2. How many times does the canon trick the priest?

3. What does Claudius accuse Virginius of doing?

4. What does the Prioress offer in her prologue?

5. Who asks the Parson to tell a story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the lesson the Second Nun's Tale teaches women?

2. What is the moral the Canon's Yeoman is trying to get across?

3. What does Chaucer suggest by saying the Tale of Sir Topas includes his best rhymes?

4. Where is the inspiration for the Manciple's Tale?

5. What is different about the Parson's Tale in comparison to the rest of the pilgrims' tales?

6. How does the Prioress emphasize the idea that the boy in her tale is a victim?

7. How is the merchant's wife able to buy the clothes she wants?

8. Why does the Knight interrupt the Monk's Tale?

9. What is the style of the Nun's Priest's Tale?

10. What is Phoebus's downfall in the Manciple's Tale?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the role of the Host in The Canterbury Tales. How does he join the group's pilgrimage? Is he effective in his role? Why or why not?

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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