Chaucer and Canterbury Tales

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English
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10th - 11th Grade
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Hard
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Margaret Anderson
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Chaucer was born in London and belonged to ___
an educated middle class
the aristocracy
the royal family
the lower class
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
During his frequent journeys abroad he _____
extended his knowlege of Italian, French and Classical literature
got involved in wars in Spain
happened to be kidnapped by bandits and ransomed by the king himself
became well- connected to revolutionary intellectual movements
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He was a Member of Parliament for Kent and engaged in the politics of the day
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He was the first to use ___ in his literary works
The dialect of London, which gradually became standard English
Latin
Old English and French
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He was the first poet to be buried in ___
the Royal Cemetery
the Poets' corner in Westminster Abbey
the Tower of London
the Hall of Fame
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The Canterbury Tales is set in spring. The narrative poem begins with a group of pilgrims who wish to travel to (1) ____________ to the tomb and shrine of Thomas Becket.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The group meet at the (2) ____________ Inn in London. There are thirty people, including Chaucer, of mixed backgrounds and professions. There are lay and religious pilgrims and both sexes are represented.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
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