Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue & Frame Story? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What does the Shipman wear around his neck?
A key
A silver locket
A lucky rabbit’s foot
A dagger on a cord (what else?)
Q. What is the Physician’s favorite medicine, according to the narrator?
Gold
Whiskey
Aspirin
Zoloft
Q. The Wife of Bath has had five what?
Dogs
Sons
Husbands
Ant farms
Q. What does the narrator compare the Pardoner’s voice to?
A goat
A harp
A fairy
A troll
Q. After introducing the pilgrims, the narrator apologizes for which of the following?
For going on and on and on
For any possible offense the reader may take from his tales
For being rather boring
For not including more female characters