Referring to Canterbury Tales in Questions 1,2,4
1. The pardoner can be best described as:
a)a courtly gentleman
b)educated and refined
c)greedy and unkempt
d)handsome and polite
I chose c.
2. The Pardoner's choice of story is ironic because:
a) a greedy character tells a tale that teaches against greed
b)it was offensive to the women on the pilgrimage
c)there was no moral to his story
d)he was the least liked of the people on the pilgrimage.
I chose a.
3.In the sentence, "Many of the popular medieval ballads are ghost stories." The word medieval is a/an:
a)adverb
b)adjective
c)noun
d) pronoun
I chose b.
4. In the story the Pardoner tells, what kills all three rioters:
a)wild boar
B)Sir Gawain
c)Greed
d) They killed each other.
On this question, I know they killed each other, but they killed each other because of greed. Should the answer be c?
5. In the sentence: "Then within two years, King Uther fell sick of a great malady. The word within is a/an:
a)verb
b)preposition
c)pronoun
d)adverb
I chose b.
If you have read Sir Patrick Spens:
6. The knight recommends Sir Patrick Spens for the voyage because:
a)the knight does not like Sir Patrick
b)Sir Patrick is the best sailor
c)Sir Patrick owes the king a debt
d)None of the above
I am stuck between a and b. It says at the beginning that he is the best sailor, but then later it says that this person wished an "ill deed" upon him to send him to sea...
so which do you think I should answer?
#4 should be c
I would agree with b...
The rest of them are all correct
I agree with your answers. :-)
I think # 4 is c, Greed because although the actually killing is done by the sailors, they all acted upon greed.
For # 6, b is the best answer. The person who wished an "ill deed" upon him, doesn't dislike Sir Patrick. It's a statment of fact that sending a ship out in winter is likely to end in disaster.
1. To determine the best description of the pardoner, we need to refer to the Canterbury Tales. You should refer to the specific description of the pardoner given by Chaucer in the "Prologue" of the Canterbury Tales. Look for information about the pardoner's behavior, appearance, and personality traits. Based on the details provided by Chaucer, select the option that best matches the description.
2. To identify the irony in the pardoner's choice of story, you should analyze the story told by the pardoner in the Canterbury Tales. Pay attention to the message or moral conveyed in the story and compare it to the pardoner's own characteristics and actions. Choose the option that highlights the contrast or contradiction between the story and the pardoner's behavior.
3. In the sentence "Many of the popular medieval ballads are ghost stories," you need to identify the word "medieval" and determine its grammatical function. Review your knowledge of the different parts of speech, such as adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns. Identify the word that accurately describes how "medieval" is being used in the sentence.
4. Mentioned earlier, in the story told by the pardoner, the three rioters kill each other. However, you correctly observed that their motivation for killing each other was greed. Consider both options c (Greed) and d (They killed each other) and determine which one accurately reflects the cause of their deaths in the story.
5. Similarly, in this sentence, you need to determine the function of the word "within." Review your understanding of verbs, prepositions, pronouns, and adverbs. Identify the word that accurately describes how "within" is being used in the sentence.
6. To understand why the knight recommends Sir Patrick Spens for the voyage, you need to refer to the text of the poem "Sir Patrick Spens." Look for information about the knight's opinion of Sir Patrick, his skills, and any debts or personal motivations involved. Choose the option that aligns with the reasons stated in the poem.
Remember, for literary analysis questions, it is essential to refer to the text and closely examine the details and context provided by the author to arrive at the correct answers.