41. One of the reasons for telling stories is to give moral lessons to people; for example, we learn a moral lesson, “Never Trust a Flatter” in………
a) Miller’s story
b) Knight’s story
c) Nun’s Priest’s tale
d) Wife of Bath’s story
42. In the Canterbury Tales, we learn a lot about marital life side by side learning about many other things of day-to-day life. Who shares her life with five different husbands?
a) The prioress
b) Wife of Bath
c) The second nun
d) None
43. Chaucer was firmly determined to educate people about the social evils existing in society. He availed himself of social satire in the Canterbury Tales. Whom was he particularly educating to?
a) The Nobility
b) Literate peasants
c) Everybody
d) Merchants
44. Everybody does a job or does some work to earn one’s living. Chaucer also earned his living through a profession or an occupation. What did he do to earn his living?
a) Peasant
b) Civil servant
c) Merchant
d) Just a poet
45. The Canterbury Tales is a compilation of different stories told in particular poetic form. How many stories have been included in the book?
a) 29
b) 15
c) 35
d) 24
46. The pilgrims belonged to different classes of society. Some were rich and beautifully attired and some were just average. Which one is beautifully attired out of the following four ones?
a) Friar
b) Miller
c) Physician
d) Parson
47. Some pilgrims were carrying some particular things that provide them with a special identity; for example, the Prioress was carrying a brooch inscribed with Latin words meaning…..
a) Love is life
b) Love conquers all
c) Love begets love
d) Love to all
48. The pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales belonged to different classes of Society. Can you identify Friar with one of the following classes?
a) The military
b) Laity
c) The clergy
d) None of the above
49. Chaucer’s book Canterbury Tales carries several stories in which different animals speak like human beings; for example, in The Squire’s tale, there is a talking…….
a) Tiger
b) Falcon
c) Cat
d) Horse
50. The Pardoner tried to sell indulgences to pilgrims in the Tabard Inn on the way to Canterbury Cathedral. A person got very upset by this fraudulent act of the Pardoner, who was he?
a) Chaucer
b) Franklin
c) Host of the Inn
d) The prioress