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The Canterbury Tales
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The Canterbury Tales the Wife of Bath Tale 1
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From "Beowulf" to "The Canterbury Tales" - Old and Middle English Literature
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The Canterbury Tales
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Based on the text you read answer the next questions
The Canterbury tales. Oxford University Press. Readers
I. Select the correct name of Chapter 2
The nights tale
The Knights' tale
The Knight's tale
II. Where are the pilgrims going?
To an Inn
To the tomb of the Saint Canterbury
To the tomb of Saint Thomas Becket
III. Match the description to the correct character. Write the numbers in the boxes.
a. The knight
1. He/she loved books. He/she didn't speak a lot.
b. The Merchant
2. He/she laughed a lot and was big.
c. The Clerk
3. He/she fought and was a good friend.
d. The Franklin
4. She/he wore expensive clothes and talked about the sea.
e The Wife of Bath
5. She/he liked eating and drinking.
IV. What was the prize for the best story told:
A lot of money
A dinner
A horse
Chapter 2
Mark if the next sentences are TRUE or FALSE
A. Emily and Arcite got married
True
False
B. Arcite wins the fight but dies.
True
False
C. Emily falls in love with Arcite and Palamon.
True
False
D. Theseus fights the king of Thebes, Creon.
True
False
Chapter 6
1. Averagus and Dorigen are characters of:
The Pardoner's tale
The Clerk's tale
The Franklin's tale
The Wife of Bath's tale
2. Dorigen's husband was
fighting for the king
in another country
very busy at home
when she met Aurelius.
3. Dorigen accepted to
go on a picnic
have a drink
have dinner
with Aurelius.
4. Dorigen told Aurelius "I'll be with you if you...
bring a big rock to the sea.
remove the rocks from the sea.
kill my husband.
5. Averagus ordered Dorigen
to stay with him forever
not to see Aurelius anymore.
to go to live with Aurelius.
