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The Caanterbury Tales - CH6

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  • What do the three men find under the tree?
    An old man
    A large bag of money
    Poison
    Death
  • Who tells the story in this chapter?
    The Host
    The Knight
    The Wife of Bath
    The Pardoner
  • Morise put the poison into the drink he bought in town.
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  • What does Morise buy in the town besides food and drink?
    Poison
    More bags for the gold
    Weapons
    A cart
  • What is the main moral lesson the Pardoner wants his listeners to remember?
    Greed leads to destruction.
    Death comes for everyone.
    Friendship is more important than money.
    Never trust an old man.
  • What happens to Morise when he returns with the food and drink?
    Ames and Lucien kill him before he can speak
    He poisons Ames and Lucien.
    He shares the food fairly
    He runs away with the money
  • What do Ames and Lucien plan to do while waiting for Morise to return?
    Divide the money equally
    Hide the money elsewhere
    Kill Morise so they can have his share
    Go back to the inn
  • What are the names of the three men in the story?
    John, Paul, and George
    The text doesn't name them
    Death, Greed, and Poison
    Ames, Lucien, and Morise
  • Where does the old man say Death can be found?
    At the inn
    In the graveyard
    In the next town
    Under a specific tree
  • What are the three men primarily characterized as?
    Wise and thoughtful
    Kind and generous
    Brave and noble
    Very bad, greedy, and lacking true friendship
  • The three men were true friends who supported each other.
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  • How do Ames and Lucien die?
    Morise stabs them before they kill him.
    They kill each other fighting over the money.
    The drink the poisoned wine Morise brought.
    Death finds them under the tree.
  • Where does the story begin?
    On the road to Canterbury
    Under a tree
    In and inn
    In a town
  • Who do the men meet on the road who warns them about Death?
    A priest
    An old man
    The Pardoner himself
    A young woman
  • What do the men see that makes them leave the inn?
    A ghost
    A sign for canterbury
    Men carrying a coffin (Death)
    A bag of gold
  • The other pilgrims listening to the Pardoner thought it was a very good story.
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  • Ames and Lucien felt guilty after killing Morise.
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    T
  • Why does Morise decide to buy poison?
    To kill Death
    To kill himself if caught
    To kill Ames and Lucien so he can have all the money
    To kill animals for food
  • Why do Ames and Lucien send Morise to the town?
    To report Death to the authorities
    To buy food and drink
    To find more gold
    To get help carrying the money
  • The old man successfully convinced the three men not to look for Death.
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    F
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