
The Canterbury Tales - The Pardoner's Tale

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English
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In his Prologue, the Pardoner's view of his work is
unhappy
sorrowful
boastful
humble
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which form of evidence best supports how the Pardoner views his work?
"My theme is always on and ever was/Radix malroum est Cupiditas"
"I take great pains, and stretching out my neck/To east and west I crane about and peck"
"The curse of avarice and cupidity/is my sermon, for it frees the pelf./Out come the pence, specially for myself"
"Covetousness is both the root and stuff/of all I preach. That ought to be enough"
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.W.11-12.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What would you most likely predict based on what the tavern boy tells the three rioters?
a corpse and coffin will pass them
the plague will spare their lives
Death will appear
the tavern boy is a witch
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The way the rioters interact with the old man shows their
justified impatience.
unkind insensitivity.
humble curiosity.
intense caution.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As soon as the rioters find the tree and the gold, they
end the agreement between them.
start attacking the old man viciously.
begin to suspect Death of tricking them.
forget all about Death because of their greed.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The youngest rioter buys poison because he
wants all the treasure for himself.
hopes to help the old man find death.
notices wild animals around the treasure.
knows that the other two are planning his death.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the audience knows the true plans of the rioters but the characters do not, this is known as....
personification
dramatic irony
metaphor
verbal irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
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