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Satire in The Pardoner’s Tale Answers

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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.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.I preach just as you’ve heard me say; and tell A hundred taradiddles more as well.And then I do my best to stretch my neckAnd bob my head in every directionOver the folk, now this way, and now that,Just like a pigeon sitting on a barn. Both hands and tongue are busy, and so quickThat it’s a joy to watch me at my work.

A
by stating that they are lazy when they talk to parishioners
B
by illustrating their sinful behavior outside the pulpit
C
by suggesting that their sermons are scripted performances
D
by implying that they are unwilling to learn from their mistakes
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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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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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