The Pardoner's Tale -Part 2

You would most likely infer that the three rioters will meet death because...

• one of the three already has the plague

• a taven boy discusses the history of the city

• they mourn the loss of their friend

• the tavern boy tells them to be wary of death

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In the pardoner's tale, Death symbolizes-

• The monarch power

• Man's greed

• The unfair treatment of peasants

• The deadly disease -the plague

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What satirical element is used in this excerpt?

"And thus I preach against the very vice

I make my living out of avarice"

to win

Them from it, I can bring them to repent;

But that is not my principal intent.AN

• Exaggeration

• Irony

• Understatement

• Sarcasm

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After the rioters' rude greeting, the old man

• ignores their questions, preferring to speak of his own life

• responds to them with patience, advice, and warning

• encourages them to seek the treasures and pleasures of life

• focuses solely on their perpetual death-in-life state

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Based on the rioters' actions ,words ,and attitude,what is the best description of their characters?

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