10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. Why does the Miller's Tale immediately follow the Knight's Tale in the Canterbury Tales?
2. What does the Wife of Bath claim women most desire, according to her tale?
3. How does the Pardoner's character create irony in his tale?
4. What is the primary purpose of the General Prologue?
5. In the Knight's Tale, what happens to Arcite after he wins the tournament?
6. What does Chaucer's use of irony in the General Prologue suggest about how readers should interpret the pilgrims?
7. Which of the following best describes the frame narrative structure of the Canterbury Tales?
8. What does the Nun's Priest's Tale use to mock the conventions of serious literature?
9. Why does Chaucer's incompleteness of the Canterbury Tales not undercut its achievement?
10. What does the Clerk's Tale of Griselda primarily raise questions about?
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