THE CANTERBURY TALES

Question 1

Geoffrey Chaucer is……of the ….century. His masterpiece is …….

Answer 1

one of the greatest English poets ,
14th.
The Canterbury Tales

Question 2

In Three Young Men, Death and a Bag of Gold, the young men think they can kill Death because…..

Answer 2

they are a little drunk

Question 3

The social background of Middle English Literature is …

Answer 3

England was invaded and occupied by the Normans, who came from Normandy, France

Question 4

From 1066 to 1485 is the period of …

Answer 4

Middle English

Question 5

The period of Middle English begins with…

Answer 5

The Norman invasion of 1066 and the subsequent conquest of the whole of England

Question 6

From 1066 until the 14th century, … largely replaced English in
ordinary literary composition.

Answer 6

French

Question 7

Geoffrey Chaucer is … of the … century. His masterpiece is…

Answer 7

One of the greatest English poets

• 14th
• The Canterbury Tales

Question 8

Geoffrey Chaucer was greatly influenced by …

Answer 8

Renaissance

Question 9

The genres of the tales in The Canterbury Tales are

Answer 9

Moral stories/ stories in verse

Question 10

Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales…..

Answer 10

in the 14th century in Middle English.

Question 11

9. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of … stories told by … on their way to … which is the … of English catholics.

Answer 11

24 - a group of characters who are pilgrims - visit the shrine of Canterbury Cathedral - Holyland

Question 12

The work of The Canterbury Tales is incomplete because

Answer 12

Chaucer died.

Question 13

The theme of Three young men, death and a bag of gold is…

Answer 13

Greed for wealth is the root of all evils

Question 14

The greatest contribution that The Canterbury Tales made to English literature was in popularising the literary use of …

Answer 14

English rather than French or Latin

Question 15

The historical event about England reflected in Three young men, death and a bag of gold is …

Answer 15

The plague. During 14th century, 3 epidemics attacked England and killed nearly half population of England

Question 16

The moral from Three young men, death and a bag of gold is …

Answer 16

Not to be over greedy, to keep the friendship, loyalty and promises

Question 17

*The contrast in Three young men, death and a bag of gold is… It is to emphasize…

Answer 17

Before and after finding the bag of gold - the destructive power of the gold

Question 18

In The Canterbury Tales, the pilgrims represent

Answer 18

all the social levels of the hierarchical order of medieval society.(not sure)
The pilgrims represent a diverse cross section of fourteenth-century English society ( all the classes in society, cover all the aspects of the society)

Question 19

In The three young men, death and a bag of gold, after finding the gold, the men decide that they carry it home by night because…

Answer 19

They are afraid that people can see them and think they stole the gold

Question 20

Analyze the avarice( tính hám lợi) and the evil in Three young men, death and a bag of gold

Answer 20

Greed for wealth: the change of the three young men before and after finding a bag of gold
The evil: they kill each other

Question 21

The three young men see the funeral of their friends when they

Answer 21

are at an inn/ are making merry over a bottle of wine

Question 22

The old man is possibly …..because he traps the men to finding the gold which kills them

Answer 22

the death

Question 23

Death is…..

Answer 23

a kind of God who had a lot of supernatural power.