History of English , The Reeve's Tale, the Wife of Bath's Tale

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• Middelbare school
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The Vikings invaded England

1. Around 800
2. In 1066
3. In 450
4. Around the year 0

What is NOT a word introduced by the Vikings?

1. give
2. take
3. axe
4. bread

After the Norman conquest, the upperclasses spoke

1. French
2. Middle English
3. Danish
4. Modern English

Which was NOT one of the Germanic tribes invading England in the 5th Century?

1. Angles
2. Vikings
3. Jutes
4. Saxons

Chaucer wrote

1. Norman French
2. Middle English
3. Old English
4. Modern English

Where do we NOT see the influence of French in the English language in the name for meat?

1. pork
2. veal
3. beef
4. chicken

American English is ........ like Shakespearean Englsih than Modern British English

1. sometimes more
2. definitely less

Shakespeare wrote what we would now call

1. Norman English
2. Middle English
3. Early Modern English
4. Modern English

This is NOT a characteristic of Modern English, compared with Middle English

1. different vowel sounds
2. More new words and phrases
3. Standarization of spelling and grammar
4. More French words

How come there are two Millers in the Canterbury Tales?

1. One is a pilgrim the other a character in a story
2. There are two pilgrims who are/used to be millers
3. There are two stories about Millers
4. There is a story about two millers

What was the name of the Miller in the Reeve's Tale?

1. John
2. Simkin
3. Bert
4. Alan

Why does the Reeve tell a tale about a Miller?
Because...

1. the Miller told a tale about a carpenter
2. he likes millers
3. the Host asked him to do so.
4. He wants to take revenge

Why did Alan and John stay the night at the mill?
Because....

1. They had spent the day looking for their horse
2. it was raining
3. It was dark
4. They liked the company

How did John manage to sleep with the Miller's wife?

1. He moved the bed
2. He convinced her he was the miller
3. He baked her a cake
4. He moved the cradle

Why is the Reeve's tale a fabliau?
because

1. It's bawdy and contains adultery
2. It contains two students
3. Because they speak in a dialect
4. Because it contains a cradle trick

The Wife of Bath had ..... husbands

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

When is the Wife of Bath's Tale set?

1. Classical Times
2. King Arthur's Time
3. In her own time
4. during the Viking Age

Why does the Knight face the axe?

1. He's failed his king
2. He's violated a maiden
3. He arrived too late for dinner
4. He has been unfaithful to his wife

How long does the Knight have to find the answer to the Queen's question?

1. a day
2. a year
3. a year and a day
4. a month

Who told the Knight the correct answer?

1. An old woman
2. One of the 24 damsels
3. Queen Guinevere
4. The girl he violated

Was the knight's wife old?

1. yes
2. no
3. it's complicated
4. who cares