from The Canterbury Tales,
"The Pardoner's Tale"
Read these lines from "The
Pardoner's Tale":
"And thus I preach against the very vice./I make my living out of - avarice."
Which of these is the best paraphrase of the Pardoner's words?
(1 point)
"My sermons motivate
• others to give their own sermons."
"My sermons motivate
• others to give to those in need."
"I preach against
greed, so I can lead the greedy to salvation."
"I preach against
• greed, so I can indulge my own greed."
"I preach against greed, so I can indulge my own greed."
from The Canterbury Tales,
"The Pardoner's Tale"
Read these lines from "The
Pardoner's Tale":
"And thus I preach against the very vice./I make my living out of - avarice."
Which of these is the best paraphrase of the Pardoner's words?
(1 point)
"My sermons motivate
• others to give their own sermons."
"My sermons motivate
• others to give to those in need."
"I preach against
greed, so I can lead the greedy to salvation."
"I preach against
• greed, so I can indulge my own greed."
"I preach against greed, so I can lead the greedy to salvation."
from The Canterbury Tales,
"The Pardoner's Tale"
Which line from "The Pardoner's Tale" best
illustrates why the three rioters bond together as brothers?
(1 point)
"And as they sat, they heard the hand-bell clink/Before a coffin going to the grave...."
"They made their bargain, swore with appetite,/These three, to live and die for one another..."
"... A certain traitor
Death, who singles
• out/And kills the fine young fellows hereabout."
"... They came upon a very poor old man/Who humbly greeted them and thus began..."