11.From the Canterbury Tales: "The Prologue"
What is the main purpose of Chaucer's prologue to The Canterbury Tales?
A) to explain the influence of Christianity on the characters
B) to describe the events that prompt the pilgrimage
C) to create a somber tone for the subsequent narrative
D) to introduce the characters who will be telling their tales
12. Which line from "The Pardoner's Tale" revealed the Pardoner's motive for preaching to the masses?
A) "by God, it stands to reason I can strike..."
B)"...them from it, I can bring repent..."
C)"a yokel mind loves stories from of old.

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11.From the Canterbury Tales: "The Prologue" 
What is the main purpose of Chaucer's prologue to The Canterbury Tales?
A) to explain the influence of Christianity on the characters
B) to describe the events that prompt the pilgrimage 
C) to create a somber tone for the subsequent narrative 
D) to introduce the characters who will be telling their tales 
12. Which line from "The Pardoner's Tale" revealed the Pardoner's motive for preaching to the masses?
A) "by God, it stands to reason I can strike..."
B)"...them from it, I can bring repent..."
C)"a yokel mind loves stories from of old.

anonymous · Answer

D)"...and get their silver from the things I teach..."
13. In "The Pardoner's Tale," what is ironic about the rioters' discovery of gold in the place where they were looking for Death?
A) they do not realize that the gold actually belongs to Death
B) it makes them realize that Death is not an actual person
C) they realize that they prefer Death to gold
D) their greed over the gold leads to their actual deaths