Form A - The Canterbury Tales Test - 9 Weeks Exam
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9( 9 Weeks Exam)[Type text]
(Open Book)
Form A
The Canterbury Tales Test
The Prologue
1. Who did the narrator meet at the Tabbard Inn?
a. He met the King of England
b. He met the Archbishop of Canterbury
c. He met 29 pilgrims
d. He met St. Thomas a Becket
2. Why was everyone at The Tabbard?
a. There was a band of highwaymen on the road and the people were afraid to travel.
They were waiting for the King's soldiers to come and escort them.
b. They were on their way making a pilgrimage to Canterbury.
c. They had come to celebrate the baptism of the King's youngest son.
d. Over half the group had taken ill. They were recuperating at the inn.
3. What were they going to see?
a. They were going to see the relics of the True Cross.
b. They were going to see a special presentation of the Passion play.
c. They were going to see a spring that was supposed to have miraculous healing powers.
d. They were going to see the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket.
4. He has been in many battles. He was true and gentle.
a. The Knight
b. The Yeoman
c. The Sergeant at Law
d. The Merchant
5. He was the son of the Knight, in his twenties, agile, strong, and happy-go-lucky.
a. The Plowman
b. The Squire
c. The Reeve
d. The Pardoner
6. He was the Squire's servant. He was a woodsman, a Robin Hood type character.
a. The Host
b. The Shipman
c. The Yeoman
d. The Manciple
7. She spoke French, was dainty and pleasant, and the picture of medieval beauty.
a. The Prioress/Nun
b. The Wife of Bath
c. The Cook
d. The Weaver
8. These people were in the nun's group.
a. One priest and three students
b. Four nuns
c. Two converts, one priest, and one nun
d. One nun and three priests
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