The Pardoner's Prologue

CHAUCER WRITES IN _____ VERSE, AND ALTHOUGH THIS EXCERPT HAS BEEN TRANSLATED FROM MIDDLE ENGLISH TO MODERN ENGLISH, IT STILL CONTAINS WORDS THAT MAY BE UNFAMILIAR.

• UNRHYMED

• RHYMED

• LATIN

• AMERICAN

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

IS THE WORD "THEME" A NOUN, A VERB, AN ADJECTIVE, OR AN ADVERB?

• NOUN

• VERB

• ADJECTIVE

• ADVERB

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A PARTICULAR ATTITUDE TOWARD OR WAY OF REGARDING SOMETHING

• Point of View

• Viewpoint

• Perspective

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

ANOTHER WORD FOR INTENSE GREED IS

• Jealousy

• Selfish

• Sharing

• Avarice

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

THE RELICS ARE NOT PROPS USED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE AUDIENCE AND TO SUPPORT THE PARDONER’S GREED. TRUE OR FALSE

• True

• False

WHAT ARE THE TWO RELICS, OR RELIGIOUS OBJECTS IMBUED WITH MIRACULOUS POWERS, THAT THE PARDONER DISCUSSES?

• Liege Seal & Bottle

• Mitten

  & Shoulder Bone

• Shoulder Bone & Liege seal

• Bottle & Mitten

THE LATIN PHRASE “RADIX MALORUM EST CUPIDITAS” MEANS

• EVIL & GREED

• JEALOUSY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

• MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

• GREED IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

WHAT DOES THE PARDONER KEEP IN HOLLOW CRYSTAL STONES?

• HE KEEPS RELICS IN THE BOTTLES.

• HE KEEPS WATER IN THE BOTTLES.

• HE KEEPS SODA IN THE BOTTLES.

• HE KEEPS MAGIC POTION IN THE BOTTLES.

THE PARDONER IS PUTTING ON A PERFORMANCE AND THAT CHURCHGOERS ARE AWARE THEY ARE BEING DECEIVED. TRUE OR FALSE

• TRUE

• FALSE

THE ACT OF SPREADING FALSE AND DAMAGING INFORMATION

• RUMORS

• LIES

• DEFAMATION

• STEREOTYPE

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CCSS.RL.5.6