Canterbury Tales test actual questions and answers 2023;
(All solved)
What year does Canterbury tales take place?
• Late 1300s, end of 14th century
-What country is the action in?
• England
-Where do the pilgrims start their journey from? (Town & Building)
• Tavern in southwark england
-Who is the poet of "The Canterbury Tales"? What is his social standing?
• Geoffrey Chaucer
-What language is Canterbury Tales written in?
• Middle English
-What institution had the largest cultural & political influence in the middle ages?
• The church
-What is a pilgrimage?
• A religious journey
Part II: The Prologue & Pilgrims
Part II: The Prologue & Pilgrims
-When do the pilgrims set out on their journey?
• April
-Where are they going? Why?
• Canterbury, the shrine of St. Thomas Becket, to worship the relics of him
-What are the Canterbury tales? What does that title, "The Canterbury Tales"
describe?
• The group stops in at a tavern, where the host proposes a storytelling
-What vows to clergy members take?
• Poverty, chastity, and obedience
-Which of the pilgrims are church clergy?
• Friar, prioress, parson, and the monk
job of prioress?
nun; in charge of the nuns in her convent
job of monk?
scribes in a monastery; recopy the bible and pray
job of friar?
travel and collect and distribute alms to the poor
job of parson?
parish priest
job of summoner?
brings people to be judged for their sins
job of pardoner?
in exchange for charity, offers forgiveness or a pardon from church
broken vows of prioress?
poverty
broken vows of friar?
(All solved)
What year does Canterbury tales take place?
• Late 1300s, end of 14th century
-What country is the action in?
• England
-Where do the pilgrims start their journey from? (Town & Building)
• Tavern in southwark england
-Who is the poet of "The Canterbury Tales"? What is his social standing?
• Geoffrey Chaucer
-What language is Canterbury Tales written in?
• Middle English
-What institution had the largest cultural & political influence in the middle ages?
• The church
-What is a pilgrimage?
• A religious journey
Part II: The Prologue & Pilgrims
Part II: The Prologue & Pilgrims
-When do the pilgrims set out on their journey?
• April
-Where are they going? Why?
• Canterbury, the shrine of St. Thomas Becket, to worship the relics of him
-What are the Canterbury tales? What does that title, "The Canterbury Tales"
describe?
• The group stops in at a tavern, where the host proposes a storytelling
-What vows to clergy members take?
• Poverty, chastity, and obedience
-Which of the pilgrims are church clergy?
• Friar, prioress, parson, and the monk
job of prioress?
nun; in charge of the nuns in her convent
job of monk?
scribes in a monastery; recopy the bible and pray
job of friar?
travel and collect and distribute alms to the poor
job of parson?
parish priest
job of summoner?
brings people to be judged for their sins
job of pardoner?
in exchange for charity, offers forgiveness or a pardon from church
broken vows of prioress?
poverty
broken vows of friar?
