Quiz about Canterbury Tales

1. Why are the pilgrims going to Canterbury?

(A) To meet King Henry III

(B) To see a medieval mystery play

(C) To worship the relics of Saint Thomas Becket

(D)Because they are tourists

2. According to the Wife of Bath, what do women most desire?

(A) Sovereignty over their husbands

(B) True love

(C) Perfect beauty

(D) Great wealth

3. When does The Canterbury Tales take place?

(A) In the Renaissance

(B) In pre-Christian Britain

(C) During the Norman invasion

(D)In the late fourteenth century

4. For which social classes did Chaucer write?

(A) The nobility

(B) All levels of society

(C) Illiterate peasants

(D)Merchants

5. What was Chaucer’s profession?

(A) Poet

(B) Noble

(C) Merchant

(D)Civil servant

6. How many Canterbury Tales are there?

(A) 80

(B) 24

(C) 16

(D)50

7. What is a romance?

(A) An erotic tale of love and passion

(B) A story about Romans

(C) A story of knights, ladies, quests, and love

(D)A cheap book you buy from a drugstor