The Canterbury Tales Review

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  1. 1. In the Wife of Bath's tale, the old woman offers the knight a choice between which two things?
  2. 4. A journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion is known as a/an?
  3. 6. In what language is The Canterbury Tales first written?
  4. 8. This type of literary device occurs when words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.
  5. 9. use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.
  6. 13. This type of literary device occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.
  7. 15. How many years older was the Wife than her fifth husband?
  8. 17. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
  9. 18. Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?
  10. 19. In the Prologue, the Wife of Bath says she believes women are better ________ than men.
  11. 20. not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
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  1. 2. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
  2. 3. This type of literary device occurs when the audience knows something that is going on in a situation, but the characters are unaware of what is going on.
  3. 5. In The Pardoner's Tale, what do the three rogues accuse the old man of being?
  4. 7. a piece of fabric used to cover the head
  5. 10. a man who has been castrated, especially (in the past) one employed to guard the women's living areas
  6. 11. In The Pardoner's Tale, the three rogues actually find two things under the tree. Using your knowledge about the events of the story, which two things can you prove the rogues find under the tree?
  7. 12. How many times has the Wife of Bath been married?
  8. 14. A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning or teach us a lesson, typically a moral or political lesson.
  9. 15. An author's use of words and writing style to convey his or her attitude is the author's what?
  10. 16. "a story set within a story, narrative, or movie"