TESTS for DLP British Litt. Chapters 1-5 Test 3/7

1. Shipman is the captain of the ship called ________.(a) Maudelayne (b) Kelsey (c) Argo (d) Prydwen

2. The Wife of Bath has taken ____ trips to Jerusalem.(a) no (b) two (c) three (d) five

3. The ________ tells a merry tale about the Seven Deadly Sins.(a) Clerk (b) Parson (c) Monk (d) Prioress

4. Which character played his bagpipe as the company of pilgrims left the town?(a) Miller (b) Squire (c) Friar (d) Monk

5. The _________ is a slender choleric man named Oswald.(a) Franklin (b) Clerk (c) Manciple (d) Reeve

6. The _________ is an uneducated man who steals from the learned lawyers who hire him.(a) Sergeant of Law (b) Manciple (c) Cook (d) Reeve

7. The _________ is womanish, probably homosexual, and has long blond hair.(a) Pardoner (b) Summoner (c) Friar (d) Franklin

8. The ________ joins the pilgrims briefly but leaves when it is hinted that he is a cheating alchemist.(a) Doctor of Physic (b) Canon (c) Manciple (d) None of these

9. The _________’s favourite food is roasted swan.(a) Franklin (b) Monk (c) Miller (d) Summoner

10. The ________ has a running sore on his shin.(a) Franklin (b) Cook (c) Miller (d) Summoner

11. The _________ can outwrestle any man, even a ram.(a) Manciple (b) Reeve (c) Cook (d) Miller

12. The ______ has fire-red complexion, a scaly infection around the eyebrows, and loves garlic, onions, leeks, and strong wine.(a) Miller (b) Reeve (c) Friar (d) Summoner

13. The _______ speaks Latin to show off.(a) Monk (b) Manciple (c) Summoner (d) Friar

14. Which character “slept no more than doth a nightingale”?(a) Squire (b) Doctor of Physique (c) Prioress (d) Wife of Bath

15. Which character swore by the oath of Saint Loy?(a) Monk (b) Prioress (c) Wife of Bath (d) Friar

16. Which character is described as “A manly man, to be an abbot able”?(a) Monk (b) Parson (c) Clerk (d) Friar

17. Who says, “Let Austin’s work for Austin (Augustine) be reserved!”?(a) Squire (b) Clerk (c) Monk (d) Reeve

18. Whom does Chaucer describe as, “head was wholly bald and shone like glass, // As did his face, as though with ointment greased”?(a) Squire (b) Monk (c) Clerk (d) Reeve

19. Which character is described as “a wanton and a merry,” “a gay, important fellow”?(a) Miller (b) Reeve (c) Friar (d) Summoner

20. Which character, with neck as white as a lily, was popular among the women and listened to confessions sweetly?(a) Friar (b) Pardoner (c) Monk (d) Summoner

21. Which character lisped his words to make them sweet and carried knives and pins as gifts for the women?(a) Squire (b) Friar (c) Pardoner (d) Reeve

22. Which character knew inn-keepers and barmaids better than lepers or beggars?(a) Monk (b) Prioress (c) Wife of Bath (d) Friar

23. Which philosopher’s books is said to be on the Clerk’s bed?(a) Plato (b) Aristotle (c) Augustine (d) Aquinas

24. For whom does the Clerk “make with prayer a constant offering”?(a) for those who taught him (b) for those who gave him a book (c) for those who wrote the books he read (d) for those who helped him with studying

25. Which character is described as “Epicurus’s own son” for his belief that “in pleasure solely // Can man find perfect bliss”?(a) Franklin (b) Monk (c) Squire (d) Doctor of Physic