The Pardoner's Tale/The Wife of Bath's Tale Quiz

1.

1 point

Vocab: white or gray with age

Tarry

Sauntered

Apothecary

Deftly

Pallor

Hoary

2.

1 point

PT: Whose corpse is in the coffin at the beginning of the tale?

A friend of the rioters.

An old man.

One of the rioters.

A friend of the Old Man's.

3.

1 point

PT: How does the theme of greed is the root of all evil play out in The Pardoner's Tale?

The Rioters kill each other.

The Rioters want to take revenge on Death.

The Rioters want to escape Death.

Death claims the lives of young men instead of the Old Man.

4.

1 point

PT: What about The Pardoner's Tale is hypocritical?

The Pardoner is greedy, but he preaches against it.

The Rioters search and "meet" Death.

The Rioters die while looking for Death.

The Pardoner is greedy, but he still gets people to repent.

5.

1 point

WOB: What are the most common story elements?

Plot, character, setting

Alliteration, assonance, consonance

Archetypes, conflicts, irony

People, places, things

6.

1 point

WOB: What does the old hag offer her husband?

an eternal life

A chance for to be ugly but nice and loyal or beautiful but unfaithful and bad

a group of dancing women

the chance to be happy for a short time

7.

1 point

PT: How is The Pardoner’s Tale ironic?

The Rioters meet death while searching for Death.

Greed over gold leads to the Pardoner's death.

Death has no interest in taking the life of the Old Man.

Greed over gold leads to the Rioters' deaths.

8.

1 point

PT: What vow do the Rioters make?

To never speak of their encounter with death.

To find Death and kill him.

To keep the gold a secret from the Old Man.

To fight the Old Man for killing their friend.

9.

1 point

Vocab: Walked at an unhurried pace

Pallor

Apothecary

Tarry

Sauntered

Hoary

Deftly

10.

1 point

WOB: On his last day looking for an answer, what does the Knight see as he rides past a forest?

a young woman

a group of dancing women

a talking bird

a pot of gold

11.

1 point

PT: What does the youngest Rioter do with the poison that he buys?

Pours it into the wine he bought for his friends.

Pours it into his own drink.

Drinks it

Pours it into a beer bottle.

12.

1 point

PT: The Pardoner's Tale is an allegorical/moral tale. What is the moral of this story?

Greed leads to unhappiness.

Greed ultimately leads to betrayal.

Wealth is the root of all evil.

Greed is the root of all evil.

13.

1 point

PT: How does The Pardoner manipulate people through telling his Tale? 

The Old Man tricks the men to look under the oak for Death.

The Pardoner uses his stories to make money from people.

The Pardoner tries to sell people his relics with his tale

The Rioters get the Old Man to tell them where Death is.

14.

1 point

WOB: When is this tale set?

Modern day

During biblical times

During the reign of King Arthur

The mid 1400's

15.

1 point

Vocab: pharmacist, druggist

Tarry

Hoary

Deftly

Pallor

Apothecary

Sauntered

16.

1 point

WOB: What must the Knight do to save his head? How long does he has to complete this mission?

Tell the Queen what women desire most. He has one week and a day to find an answer.

Tell the Queen what men desire most. He has one year and a day to find an answer.

Tell the Queen what women desire most. He has one year and a day to find an answer.

Tell the Old woman what women desire most. He has one year and a day to find an answer.

17.

1 point

PT: What archetypal narrative element is NOT found in this tale?

Hero's journey

Mysterious Guide

A just/ deserved ending

Things in threes

18.

1 point

WOB: What was the main issue between the Wife of Bath and her 5th husband?

he was too polite

his age

his weight

long distance relationship

19.

1 point

PT: Where does the youngest Rioter go when he gets to town and what does he buy?

An apothecary; a potion

A butcher; a cleaver

An armory; a dagger

An apothecary; poison

20.

1 point

Vocab: to delay or linger

Deftly

Hoary

Apothecary

Tarry

Sauntered

Pallor

21.

1 point

PT: What do the two remaining Rioters discuss while their friend goes to town?

What they will do with their share of the gold.

Running away with the gold.

That the youngest rioter does not deserve any gold.

Killing their friend so that they can split the gold.

22.

1 point

PT: Who is it that the Rioters meet at the beginning of their journey?

The Pardoner

An old man

Their friend

Death

23.

1 point

Vocab: unnatural lack of color

Deftly

Pallor

Sauntered

Tarry

Hoary

Apothecary

24.

1 point

Vocab: skillfully, with ease and quickness

Hoary

Apothecary

Pallor

Tarry

Deftly

Sauntered

25.

1 point

WOB: What does the old hag do publicly after the knight is spared his life?

asks him to marry her

spares his life

begs the Queen to forgive him

sets him free

26.

1 point

WOB: How many marriages has the Wife of Bath had?

1

4

5

3

27.

1 point

WOB: What problems does the Knight find when he starts asking people what women want?

No problem, everything goes ok

Everyone gives him different answers

No one replies to him

Everyone is afraid to tell him the truth

28.

1 point

PT: What did the Old Man say the Rioters would find beneath the oak tree?

Their friend

The Pardoner

Death

Gold

29.

1 point

PT: What happens when the Rioters discover gold beneath the oak?

They begin to fall victim to their own greed.

They begin to fight over who will get to keep the gold.

One of the Rioters claims it all for himself.

They decide to immediately take it home.

30.

1 point

PT: What event at the beginning of The Pardoner's Tale leads the three rioters on their search?

Death took the life of one of their friends.

They saw Death carrying off a chest full of gold.

They saw their friend taking a walk with Death.

They saw an old man steal some gold.

31.

1 point

WOB: What does the knight say to his wife when she asks why he is sad about making a decision on her offer?

He chooses whatever she wishes

He chooses to have a beautiful wife

He choose to be alone for his life

He chooses to have a faithful wife