Pardoners

Which of the following occurred 1st?

• The Pardoner proclaims that his scheme has made him a hundred marks a year.

• The Pardoner explains how he brings “relics” with supposed miraculous properties to his sermons and how people offer to pay him for their use.

• The Pardoner says he always preaches on the same theme: Radix malorum est cupiditas.

• The Pardoner admits that he does not care at all about punishing his congregants’ sins or about the salvation of their souls.

Which of the following occurred 2nd?

• The Pardoner explains how he brings “relics” with supposed miraculous properties to his sermons and how people offer to pay him for their use.

• The Pardoner proclaims that his scheme has made him a hundred marks a year.

• The Pardoner admits that he does not care at all about punishing his congregants’ sins or about the salvation of their souls..

• The Pardoner says he always preaches on the same theme: Radix malorum est cupiditas.

Which of these happened last?

• The Pardoner proclaims that his scheme has made him a hundred marks a year.

• The Pardoner explains how he brings “relics” with supposed miraculous properties to his sermons and how people offer to pay him for their use.

• The Pardoner admits that he does not care at all about punishing his congregants’ sins or about the salvation of their souls.

• The Pardoner says he always preaches on the same theme: Radix malorum est cupiditas.

What is the metaphor in line 93?

• Venom is compared to the things the Pardoner’s listeners do that displease him.

• Venom is compared to the greed the Pardoner has identified in his followers.

• Venom is compared to the holiness the Pardoner expresses in his sermons.

• Venom is compared to the Pardoner’s poisonous words.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Considering the biblical symbolism of a snake, which statement best evaluates the effectiveness of metaphor in line 93?

• The metaphor is not effective because the Pardoner is a holy man, not a deceiving snake.

• The metaphor is not effective because a human being cannot spit venom as a snake does.

• The metaphor is effective because if the Pardoner’s words are like venom, then he is like a snake that deceives.

• The metaphor is effective because it compares the Pardoner himself to the poison that a snake uses against its prey.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

It is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice (greed), because he is –

• a pious, devoutly religious man

• extremely greedy

• a very nice person

• someone who gives to the needy

The theme of the prologue is

• Practice what you preach

• Death is inevitable

• Money can buy happiness

• ''Radix malorum est cupiditas '' The love of money is the root of all evil

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

According to the Pardoner, which people are not allowed to make offerings toward his "relics"?

• commoners

• sinners

• saints

• poor people

THE PARDONER’S CONFESSION REVEALS THAT HE USES HIS HOLY TITLE AND TELLS _____ TO MAKE A PROFIT.

• The Past

• The Future

• Lies

• All of the above

What is the primary theme of the Pardoner's Tale?

• A) The inevitability of death

• B) The dangers of greed

• C) The importance of friendship

• D) The power of love