1. Middle English is a combination of which two languages? a. Old English and Spanish b. Old English and Latin c. Old English and French d. Old English and German 2. In what year did the Schism begin? a. 1215 b. 1514 c. 1378 d. 1352 3. When (approximately) did Chaucer most likely write The Canterbury Tales? a. The Mid 1380 s b. The Late 1360 s c. The Late 1390 s d. The Early 1350 s 4. What is the Schism a. The Split between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church b. A divorce c. Two Popes elected d. A difference between two nations 5. What happened in 1066? a. The Norman Conquest b. The Germans invaded Poland c. The Swedish Secession d. The Renaissance 6. Chivalry is a. The code of behavior for knights b. Pulling out your date s chair c. A fancy way of calling someone shy d. A jacket on wears when gamboling on the lawn 7. A fabliau is a. A fairly tale with talking animals b. A dirty story told by dirty people c. The thing that holds the center of a pizza box up d. Any story that is part of the oral tradition 8. A chaf is a. Any story that is part of the oral tradition b. A dirty story told by dirty people c. A fairly tale with talking animals d. The thing that holds the center of a pizza box up 9. Which of the following is the correct definition of a Spartan hero a. A good person b. An ordinary person doing ordinary things in extraordinary circumstances c. An ordinary person doing extraordinary things in extraordinary circumstances d. A man with a special gift 10. Choose the correct order for the elements of the heroic cycle a. Innocent world of childhood, crossing the threshold, call to adventure, road of trials b. Innocent world of childhood, call to adventure, road of trials, crossing the threshold c. Innocent world of childhood call to adventure, crossing the threshold, road of trials d. Mysterious birth, innocent world of childhood, symbolic death, crossing the threshold 11. Which of the following characters completes the heroic cycle a. The Miller b. The Knight c. The Pardoner d. Isaac McCaslin (The Bear)
12. In The Bear the fyce decides it can be nothing but a. Proud b. Brave c. Noisy d. Heroic 13. Isaac s father reads him a poem by a. Donne b. Shelley c. Eliot d. Keats 14. In order to see The Bear, Isaac must (4) a. Walk really far b. Sit in a tree for a long time c. Surrender to nature d. Hide 15. Isaac s name is an allusion to what famous book? (4) a. Moby~Dick b. Les Miserables c. The Odyssey d. The Bible 16. Isaac s development into one of the best woodsmen around can be understood as what part of the heroic cycle? a. Innocent world of childhood b. Crossing the threshold c. Symbolic death d. Road of trials 17. The bear exists physically, but it can also be said to symbolize a. The wilderness b. Death c. Evil d. Danger 18. Isaac s experiences all of the following elements of the heroic cycle except a. Call to adventure b. Mysterious birth c. Road of trials d. Master of two worlds 19. What is an allegory? a. A story with a specific symbolic meaning b. A story with symbols c. A story with extended metaphors d. In Medias Res 20. What is the actual translation of Übermensch? a. Superman b. Great man c. Over-reacher d. Hero 21. How was sin understood by medieval people? (4) a. Missing the target b. Choosing a bad path c. Pride d. Pure evil 22. Who are the three main characters in The Knight s Tale a. Allison, Mark, and John b. Hypolita, Theseus, and Pertelote c. Arcite, Palamon, and Emily d. Chanticleer, Absalon, and Nicholas
23. Which character endures the punishment for lust? a. Theseus b. Palamon c. Nicholas d. John 24. Why does Allison go unpunished for her adultery (4) a. She is innocent b. She is not caught c. She is a woman d. She doesn t go unpunished 25. Which character breaks his arm trying to escape Nowel s Flood? a. John b. Allison c. Absolon d. Nicholas 26. When the answer to #25 breaks his arm, he endures the punishment for a. Lust b. Wrath c. Avarice d. Gluttony 27. The Miller s Tale is a. A chaf b. A Fabliau c. Only dirty d. Only pure 28. The Knight s Tale ends with a. Emily and Arcite married b. Emily and Palamon married c. No one married d. Theseus sentencing Palamon to death 29. According to The Pardoner, is the root of all sin a. Greed b. Pride c. Sloth d. Gluttony 30. The best word to describe the knight is a. Friendly b. Tough c. Polite d. Fearful 31. The Knight s Tale contains the following lesson (primarily) a. Love God b. Order can come from chaos c. Love is for idiots d. War is a terrible way to find success 32. A good knight is all of the following except (4) a. Trusting b. Trustworthy c. Kind to ladies d. Skilled in battle 33. In The Nun s Priests Tale, the widow represents a. Safety b. Tragedy c. Love d. The Church
34. In The Nun s Priest s Tale, Pertelote represents a. Eve b. The unfaithful woman c. Church d. The dangers of sexual desire 35. The Miller can be best described as a. Rude b. Wise c. Evil d. Uneducated 36. Which sin was the most serious during Chaucer s time a. Pride b. Wrath c. Lust d. Sloth 37. Which tale includes the moral Keep your eyes open when you should, your mouth shut when you should and trust God? a. The Miller s Tale b. The Knight s Tale c. The Prioress Tale d. The Nuns Priest s Tale 38. Theseus speech at the end of the Knight s Tale offers which main idea a. Love conquers all b. To the victor go the spoils c. Order from chaos d. All victory is fragile 39. The prayers of all three characters in The Knight s Tale are answered, but only one gets what he wants because (4) a. His prayer is the least selfish b. Her prayer is the most passionate c. He offers something to the Gods in return d. Her prayer is the easiest to grant 40. A person living in Chaucer s time should (4) a. Love God only b. Love his neighbor only c. Love himself more than his neighbor d. Love God and his neighbor more than himself 41. The most important virtue in Chaucer s time was a. Humility b. Wealth c. Strength d. Love 42. When God punishes a person, he makes sure a. The punishment is physically painful b. The punishment is humiliating c. The punishment is fair d. The punishment fits the nature of the crime 43. The Pardoner s Tale contains the following moral: a. Keep your eyes open, keep your mouth shut, and trust God b. Order can come from Chaos c. The things you want control your behavior d. Behave yourself: or else
44. The Miller s tale contains the following moral: a. Keep your eyes open, keep your mouth shut, and trust God b. Order can come from Chaos c. The things you want control your behavior d. Behave yourself: or else 45. Arcite, Palamon and Emily pray to which gods in order a. Venus, Mars, and Diana b. Mars, Diana, and Venus c. Mars, Venus, and Diana d. Diana, Venus, and Mars 46. The rioter s fundamental misunderstanding is significant because (4) a. Sin is ignorant b. Sin is fun c. Sin is natural d. People are dumb 47. The old man in the Pardoner s tale a. Is tricky b. Is honest c. Is Death d. Is mean 48. The philosophical idea that deals with Forms and Imitations is was proposed by a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Kant d. A$AP Yams 49. When Isaac sets the watch, stick, and compass down, he a. Makes a terrible mistake b. Is in the belly of the whale c. Is on the road of trials d. Crosses the threshold 50. The Bear can best be understood through which philosophical concept? a. Astrophysics b. Hydrophonics c. Metaphysics d. Utilitarianism