Prologue to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, Exam Based Questions

Prologue to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, Exam Based Questions

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Prologue to The Canterbury Tales

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by Geoffrey Chaucer

1. “Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote...” refers to (PGTRB, UGC NET)

A) A drought

B) A pilgrimage

C) Springtime

D) A battle

Ans: C) Springtime

2. How many pilgrims, excluding Chaucer, are described in the Prologue? (TRB, PGTRB, DSSSB)

A) 28

B) 29

C) 30

D) 27

Ans: B) 29

3. Which pilgrim is described as having a forked beard and a motley coat? (UGC NET, SET)

A) The Merchant

B) The Clerk

C) The Reeve

D) The Parson

Ans: A) The Merchant

4. Which character is described as “a true, a perfect gentle-knight”? (PGTRB, TGT English)

A) The Monk

B) The Knight

C) The Squire

D) The Parson

Ans: B) The Knight

5. The Knight had fought in how many mortal battles? (PGTRB, UGC NET)

A) 10

B) 15

C) 20

D) 40

Ans: B) 15

6. Who is the son of the Knight? (TRB, UGC NET)

A) The Yeoman

B) The Clerk

C) The Squire

D) The Reeve

Ans: C) The Squire

7. Which pilgrim wore a brooch inscribed with “Amor vincit omnia”? (KVS, DSSSB)

A) The Prioress

B) The Wife of Bath

C) The Nun

D) The Squire

Ans: A) The Prioress

8. The Pardoner is associated with what type of relics? (UGC NET, TRB English)

A) Authentic ones

B) Fake relics

C) Religious texts

D) Antique coins

Ans: B) Fake relics

9. What was the Wife of Bath’s profession? (PGTRB, NVS)

A) Weaver

B) Midwife

C) Merchant

D) Cook

Ans: A) Weaver

10. How many husbands had the Wife of Bath? (UGC NET, SET)

A) 3

B) 5

C) 7

D) 2

Ans: B) 5

11. Which pilgrim is described as having “a wart on the nose with a tuft of red hair”? (TRB, DSSSB)

A) The Reeve

B) The Miller

C) The Cook

D) The Friar

Ans: B) The Miller

12. The Squire is described as being skilled in (UGC NET, PGTRB)

A) Riding and fighting

B) Writing and rhetoric

C) Singing and dancing

D) Preaching and praying

Ans: C) Singing and dancing

13. Which pilgrim was very good at cooking blancmange? (DSSSB, PGT English)

A) The Cook

B) The Monk

C) The Manciple

D) The Franklin

Ans: A) The Cook

14. The Parson is closely associated with which quality? (UGC NET, PGTRB, SET)

A) Greed

B) Hypocrisy

C) Piety

D) Gluttony

Ans: C) Piety

15. The Reeve’s profession was (TGT, TRB)

A) Carpenter

B) Steward

C) Bailiff

D) Merchant

Ans: B) Steward

16. What is the Monk’s favorite pastime? (UGC NET, DSSSB)

A) Preaching

B) Writing

C) Hunting

D) Cooking

Ans: C) Hunting

17. Which pilgrim had a bag full of fake relics? (TRB, PGT)

A) The Summoner

B) The Pardoner

C) The Clerk

D) The Merchant

Ans: B) The Pardoner

18. What instrument does the Miller play? (UGC NET, PGTRB)

A) Bagpipe

B) Harp

C) Flute

D) Drum

Ans: A) Bagpipe

19. Which pilgrim is described as being “fat and personable priest”? (PGTRB, DSSSB)

A) The Parson

B) The Monk

C) The Friar

D) The Summoner

Ans: B) The Monk

20. Who was an expert at buying provisions for a college? (UGC NET, TGT)

A) The Manciple

B) The Reeve

C) The Clerk

D) The Summoner

Ans: A) The Manciple

21. The Friar is criticized for (TRB, PGT)

A) Living in poverty

B) Loving nature

C) Begging and seducing women

D) Wearing shabby clothes

Ans: C) Begging and seducing women

22. What does the Pardoner sell to gullible believers? (UGC NET, DSSSB)

A) Indulgences and relics

B) Pilgrimage tickets

C) Prayers

D) Books

Ans: A) Indulgences and relics

23. Which pilgrim has a love for fine food and wine? (SET, PGTRB)

A) The Merchant

B) The Franklin

C) The Cook

D) The Monk

Ans: B) The Franklin

24. Which character is described as “He was a model among men”? (UGC NET, TRB)

A) The Parson

B) The Knight

C) The Clerk

D) The Franklin

Ans: A) The Parson

25. Which pilgrim spoke French but not Parisian French? (DSSSB, PGTRB)

A) The Wife of Bath

B) The Prioress

C) The Clerk

D) The Merchant

Ans: B) The Prioress

26. The Clerk of Oxford is mainly interested in (PGTRB, UGC NET)

A) Money

B) Food

C) Knowledge

D) Fame

Ans: C) Knowledge

27. Who has yellow, greasy hair and is clean-shaven? (UGC NET, SET, DSSSB)

A) The Summoner

B) The Pardoner

C) The Reeve

D) The Friar

Ans: B) The Pardoner

28. The Summoner’s face is covered with (TRB, KVS)

A) Boils

B) Scars

C) Warts

D) Moles

Ans: A) Boils

29. What is the Host’s name? (UGC NET, TRB)

A) Harry Bailey

B) Thomas Becket

C) John of Gaunt

D) Geoffrey

Ans: A) Harry Bailey

30. Which of the following characters is most interested in appearances and manners? (PGTRB, DSSSB)

A) The Prioress

B) The Knight

C) The Wife of Bath

D) The Monk

Ans: A) The Prioress

31. Which character is good at wrestling and wins every wrestling match? (UGC NET, PGTRB)

A) The Miller

B) The Reeve

C) The Cook

D) The Knight

Ans: A) The Miller

32. What type of satire does Chaucer primarily use in the Prologue? (UGC NET, SET)

A) Juvenalian

B) Horatian

C) Menippean

D) Romantic

Ans: B) Horatian

33. Who is described as “a man of law wary and wise”? (TRB, DSSSB)

A) The Sergeant at Law

B) The Merchant

C) The Manciple

D) The Clerk

Ans: A) The Sergeant at Law

34. What game does the Host suggest to pass the time? (PGTRB, TRB)

A) Singing

B) Telling stories

C) Playing chess

D) Dancing

Ans: B) Telling stories

35. The structure of the Canterbury Tales is (UGC NET, DSSSB)

A) A play

B) A frame narrative

C) A short story

D) A novel

Ans: B) A frame narrative

36. What does Chaucer use to distinguish each character? (PGTRB, UGC NET)

A) Costume and lineage

B) Speech and physical features

C) Occupation and personality

D) Height and weight

Ans: C) Occupation and personality

37. What is Chaucer’s tone toward most of his characters? (UGC NET, DSSSB)

A) Bitter and mocking

B) Serious and respectful

C) Light and humorous

D) Tragic and somber

Ans: C) Light and humorous

38. Who narrates the General Prologue? (UGC NET, TRB)

A) The Knight

B) The Host

C) Chaucer himself

D) The Monk

Ans: C) Chaucer himself

39. Which character is poor but virtuous? (PGTRB, DSSSB)

A) The Parson

B) The Merchant

C) The Miller

D) The Clerk

Ans: A) The Parson

40. The Canterbury Tales were originally written in (UGC NET, KVS)

A) Latin

B) Old English

C) French

D) Middle English

Ans: D) Middle English

41. How does Chaucer portray the clergy? (PGTRB, DSSSB)

A) Always pious

B) Frequently corrupt

C) Completely evil

D) Irrelevant

Ans: B) Frequently corrupt

42. What rhyming pattern is used in the Prologue? (UGC NET, SET)

A) ABAB

B) Heroic couplets (AABB)

C) Free verse

D) Blank verse

Ans: B) Heroic couplets (AABB)

43. Who is in charge of judging the storytelling contest? (TRB, PGTRB)

A) The Knight

B) The Host

C) Chaucer

D) The Squire

Ans: B) The Host

44. The total number of tales planned was (UGC NET, PGTRB)

A) 100

B) 120

C) 24

D) 48

Ans: B) 120

45. Which character is described as “thin as a rake”? (DSSSB, TGT)

A) The Clerk

B) The Reeve

C) The Parson

D) The Manciple

Ans: A) The Clerk

46. The pilgrimage is going to (UGC NET, SET, PGTRB)

A) Rome

B) Jerusalem

C) Canterbury

D) Winchester

Ans: C) Canterbury

47. What was the purpose of the pilgrimage? (PGTRB, DSSSB)

A) To pray for rain

B) To visit the shrine of St. Thomas Becket

C) To participate in a contest

D) To attend a wedding

Ans: B) To visit the shrine of St. Thomas Becket

48. What literary device is primarily used in character descriptions? (UGC NET, PGTRB)

A) Allegory

B) Satire

C) Simile

D) Personification

Ans: B) Satire

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