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Satire in The Pardoner’s Tale Answers

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Satire is an author’s use of

A
narration to explain plot events.
B
dialogue to engage the reader.
C
details to present a time period.
D
humor to criticize human folly.
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services
B
indulgences
C
confessions
D
translations
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Which statements accurately describe medieval pardoners? Choose three answers.

A
They translated the Bible into English.
B
They were authorized to preach.
C
They distributed indulgences.
D
They were considered the Pope’s equals.
E
They accepted donations for the Church.
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Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales.In Flanders there was once a companyOf youngsters wedded to such sin and follyAs gaming, dicing, brothels, and taverns,Where, night and day, with harps, lutes, and citherns,They spend their time in dicing and in dancing,Eating and drinking more than they can carry;And with these abominable excessesThey offer up the vilest sacrifices . . .

A
humble
B
nervous
C
sensitive
D
immoral
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Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales."God’s arms!” exclaimed one of these debauchees,"Is the fellow then so dangerous to meet?In highways and in byways, street by street,I’ll seek him out, I vow it on God’s bones.Now listen, fellows: let us three be one,Each of us hold his hand up to the other,And each of us become the other’s brother,And we will kill this black betrayer, Death,And kill the killer, by God’s holy breath,And that before the sun goes down on us!”

A
He is impassioned and persuasive.
B
He is pessimistic and mournful.
C
He is friendly and humorous.
D
He is clear-headed and sensible.
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Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales."To start with, I declare where I’ve come from,And then produce my certificates, one by one;My licence with the seal of our lord bishopWhich I show first—that’s to protect myselfSo that nobody, whether priest or cleric,Dares interdict me from Christ’s holy work.”

A
the custom of going to confession regularly
B
the acceptance of the Church’s authority
C
the practice of traveling to distant locations
D
the importance of knowing one’s neighbors
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Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales."Gentlemen” said he, "I take pains to preach In churches with a lofty, resonant voice, Regular as a bell I ring it out,For everything I say I have by heart:My text’s the same one as it always was . . .”

A
He is an intellectual who is inspired by academics.
B
He is a confident, suave performer.
C
He is a heartless, vindictive leader.
D
He is a caring counselor who is devoted to service.
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In the Middle Ages, an indulgence was

A
a holy object associated with a saint.
B
a document that offered forgiveness for sin.
C
a person who committed a sin or wrongdoing.
D
a gift or monetary donation to the king and queen.
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What is a relic?

A
a document that confirms forgiveness
B
an official who reports to the Pope
C
an act of describing one’s sins
D
a holy object associated with a saint
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Which statements are examples of characterization? Select three answers.

A
“I don’t think your joke is funny,” she huffed, glowering at her friend.
B
The tardy bell rang, but he sauntered to class unconcerned.
C
The house loomed ominously on the hill; no occupants were visible.
D
She waited patiently as she carefully adjusted the telescope.
E
The town’s laws required that all teenagers be home by 11 p.m.

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