Thursday, February 28, 2013

Chaucer Quiz for 28 February


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Date:

English I302

 

A Chaucerian Celebration of Learning

 

Your answers must be in complete sentences with full punctuation.  Do not begin a response with a pronoun.  Any incomplete response, including failure to punctuate, will not receive credit.  The misspelling of obscure words will not be penalized; the misspelling of common words will be penalized 2 points.

 

1.  According to your kindly old teacher, the Prioress has violated her vow of poverty in several ways.  Tell me any one of these.

 

 

 

Your answers must be in complete sentences with full punctuation.  Do not begin a response with a pronoun.  Any incomplete response, including failure to punctuate, will not receive credit.  The misspelling of obscure words will not be penalized; the misspelling of common words will be penalized 2 points.

 

 

 

2.  Where are the pilgrims going?

 

 

Your answers must be in complete sentences with full punctuation.  Do not begin a response with a pronoun.  Any incomplete response, including failure to punctuate, will not receive credit.  The misspelling of obscure words will not be penalized; the misspelling of common words will be penalized 2 points.

 

3.  What is the Monk’s favorite sport?

 

 

 

Your answers must be in complete sentences with full punctuation.  Do not begin a response with a pronoun.  Any incomplete response, including failure to punctuate, will not receive credit.  The misspelling of obscure words will not be penalized; the misspelling of common words will be penalized 2 points.

 

4.  The monk’s eyes are glitter like flames.  What might the flames symbolize?

 

 

 

Your answers must be in complete sentences with full punctuation.  Do not begin a response with a pronoun.  Any incomplete response, including failure to punctuate, will not receive credit.  The misspelling of obscure words will not be penalized; the misspelling of common words will be penalized 2 points.

 

 

5.  Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales? (Spelling counts)

 

 

 

Your answers must be in complete sentences with full punctuation.  Do not begin a response with a pronoun.  Any incomplete response, including failure to punctuate, will not receive credit.  The misspelling of obscure words will not be penalized; the misspelling of common words will be penalized 2 points.

 

6.  What is any one characteristic of chivalry?

 

 

 

Your answers must be in complete sentences with full punctuation.  Do not begin a response with a pronoun.  Any incomplete response, including failure to punctuate, will not receive credit.  The misspelling of obscure words will not be penalized; the misspelling of common words will be penalized 2 points.

 

7.  Whom, besides his father, does the Squire wish to impress?

 

 

 

Your answers must be in complete sentences with full punctuation.  Do not begin a response with a pronoun.  Any incomplete response, including failure to punctuate, will not receive credit.  The misspelling of obscure words will not be penalized; the misspelling of common words will be penalized 2 points.

 

8.  In what city do the pilgrims meet?

 

 

 

9. We have studied enough of Chaucer’s pilgrims to understand that these are character types that we know well.  In one or two sentences compare any character we have studied with someone you know in your own life (“The brave Knight reminds me of my cousin in Iraq because...” or “The nun reminds me of a lady in my church who...”).  Do NOT write anything that will have either of us sued!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Multiple choice:  When the teacher gives me a packet to read, to study, and to annotate, this really means:


A.  I’ll get my mama up here to straighten him out

B.  I will review my packet and my notes, will quietly ask my teacher to clarify anything about which I am unsure, and will work a little bit on my own time as is appropriate for a college student

C.  Packet? What packet?  He didn't tell me!

D.  This doesn't apply to me; I'm really cute

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