Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
Seeing only peril in air travel, she had no desire to board a plane.
(1 point)
Responses
refuge
refuge
danger
danger
sanctum
sanctum
indemnity
danger
“His mighty mouth was like a furnace door./A wrangler and buffoon, he had a store/Of tavern stories, filthy in the main.”
Which of these is nearest in meaning to the word buffoon, as it is used in the passage above?
(1 point)
Responses
swindler
swindler
reaper
reaper
buckaroo
buckaroo
joker
joker
Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
She decided to bequeath her entire estate to her eldest son.
(1 point)
Responses
deny
deny
leave
leave
acquire
acquire
refute
leave
Match the definitions with its appropriate term.(2 points)
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devout
tarry
pique
efficacious
doughty
devout: deeply religious or devoted to a particular religion or belief
tarry: to delay or linger
pique: a feeling of irritation or resentment usually due to being offended
efficacious: effective, producing the desired result
doughty: brave, courageous
from The Canterbury Tales: “The Prologue”
Which excerpt from “The Prologue” of The Canterbury Tales best indicates that the Nun is a compassionate person?
(1 point)
Responses
“Her veil was gathered in a seemly way,/Her nose was elegant…”
“Her veil was gathered in a seemly way,/Her nose was elegant…”
“And well she sang a service, with a fine/Intoning through her nose…”
“And well she sang a service, with a fine/Intoning through her nose…”
“She used to weep if she but saw a mouse/Caught in a trap, if it were dead…”
“She used to weep if she but saw a mouse/Caught in a trap, if it were dead…”
“But she could carry a morsel up and keep/The smallest drop from falling… ”
“She used to weep if she but saw a mouse/Caught in a trap, if it were dead…”
from The Canterbury Tales: “The Prologue”
How does the description of spring in The Canterbury Tales’ prologue contribute to the narrative that follows?
(1 point)
Responses
by connecting images of warm weather to the notion of sainthood
by connecting images of warm weather to the notion of sainthood
by enticing the reader to consider the purpose of nature
by enticing the reader to consider the purpose of nature
by explaining the effect of the weather on each character’s religious views
by explaining the effect of the weather on each character’s religious views
by connecting the idea of new beginnings to the desire to make pilgrimages
by connecting the idea of new beginnings to the desire to make pilgrimages
m The Canterbury Tales: “The Prologue”
In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses the description of a pilgrimage primarily as _________.
(1 point)
Responses
a means to structure his arguments against organized religion
a means to structure his arguments against organized religion
a way to stress his personal desire to spread Christianity
a way to stress his personal desire to spread Christianity
a device to frame the stories of the individual characters
a device to frame the stories of the individual characters
a metaphor to explain how people change over time
a device to frame the stories of the individual characters
from The Canterbury Tales, “The Pardoner’s Tale”
Which line from “The Pardoner’s Tale” reveals the Pardoner’s motive for preaching to the masses?
(1 point)
Responses
“By God, it stands to reason I can strike…”
“By God, it stands to reason I can strike…”
“… Them from it, I can bring them to repent…”
“… Them from it, I can bring them to repent…”
“A yokel mind loves stories from of old…”
“A yokel mind loves stories from of old…”
“…And get their silver for the things I teach…”
“…And get their silver for the things I teach…”
from The Canterbury Tales, “The Pardoner’s Tale”
In “The Pardoner’s Tale,” what is ironic about the rioters’ discovery of gold in the place where they were looking for Death?
(1 point)
Responses
They do not realize that the gold actually belongs to Death.
They do not realize that the gold actually belongs to Death.
It makes them realize that Death is not an actual person.
It makes them realize that Death is not an actual person.
They realize that they prefer Death to gold.
They realize that they prefer Death to gold.
Their greed over the gold leads to their actual deaths.