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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about 'The Friar's Tale' from Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales'. We will explore the character of the Friar in detail.

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8 Questions

Q1.
Which character from 'The Knight's Tale' is Arc based on?
Correct answer: Arcite
Hippolyta
Palamon
Q2.
What is a heroine?
The main female character of a story that the reader should not sympathise with
Correct answer: The main female character of a story that the reader should sympathise with
The main male character of a story that the reader should sympathise with
Q3.
What does 21st century Emily have, that Medieval Emily did not?
A sister, Hippolyta
Correct answer: A voice
Blonde hair
Q4.
What is a metaphor?
It describes something by saying it is like something else
Correct answer: It describes something by saying it is something else
Q5.
Select the metaphor from the list below.
He has a heart as solid as gold
He has a heart like gold
Correct answer: He has a heart of gold
Q6.
Select the metaphor
Her eyes were as cold as ice
Her eyes were cold like ice
Correct answer: Her eyes were ice cold
Q7.
What is an extended metaphor?
A metaphor that is a sentence long
A metaphor that is only at the beginning and the end of a poem
Correct answer: A metaphor that runs throughout a piece of writing
Q8.
What is the extended metaphor of 'Emily'?
Correct answer: Emily's brain is a prison
Emily's brain is like a prison
Pal is in prison

7 Questions

Q1.
Which character from 'The Canterbury Tales', has the highest social standing?
The Friar
Correct answer: The Knight
The Miller
Q2.
A person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons is a...
A Knight
Correct answer: Pilgrim
Traveller
Q3.
What or who does a friar dedicate their life to?
God and the Bible
Correct answer: God and the church
The Bible and pilgrimages
Q4.
Why does the friar befriend rich men?
To be closer to God
To impress his church
Correct answer: To make a profit
Q5.
What is the correct definition of someone who is 'corrupt'?
Correct answer: Someone who uses their power in a dishonest way in order to better themselves.
Someone who uses their power in an honest way in order to better themselves.
Someone who uses their power in an honest way to better others.
Q6.
What does a summoner do?
Correct answer: Brings people to court who violate church laws
Brings people to court who violate country laws
Q7.
Who does the summoner meet on the road?
Correct answer: A fiend (demon)
A friend (demon)
A friendly demon

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UnitEnglish / Telling Tales, Patience Agbabi

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