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Test your knowledge on "The Pardoner's Tale."
1. Where are the three rioters when they see the coffin going by?
a. They are riding into town.
b. They are walking in the woods.
c. They are in their hotel room.
d. They are in a tavern drinking.
2. What did the rioters swear to each other when they went out to find death?
a. They swore that they would go tell the police.
b. They swore that they would live and die for each other.
c. They swore that they would kill each other.
d. They swore that they would keep it a secret.
3. In what direction did the old man tell the rioters to go?
a. He told them to follow the crooked way to find the tree.
b. He told them to stay in the taven until Death arrived.
c. He told them to follow the ladies to meet him.
d. He told them to stay where they are because Death will find them.
4. How much gold did they find under the tree?
a. They found 4 bushels of gold.
b. They found 80 bushels of gold.
c. They found no bushels of gold.
d. They found 8 bushels of gold.
5. Why couldn't they immediately take the treasure home?
a. The treasure belonged to someone else, so the men had to wait until the owner left.
b. Since it was daytime, they thought people who saw them with the money would think that they stole it.
c. They were tired from their long journey, so they decided to take a nap instead.
d. The men got into an argument, so they wanted to wait until the other left.
6. Who was sent after the bread and wine?
a. The middle man was sent after the bread and wine.
b. Death was sent after the bread and wine.
c. The youngest was sent after the bread and wine.
d. The oldest was sent after the bread and wine.
7. How did the other two plan to kill the third?
a. They planned to hang him from the tree.
b. They planned to leave him for Death to take.
c. They planned to poison him.
d. They planned to jump on him like they were wrestling, and then stab him in the back.
8. How did the third plan to kill the other two?
a. He planned to hang them from the tree.
b. He planned to leave them for Death to take.
c. The third planned to jump on them like they were wrestling, and then stab them in the back.
d. The third planned to poison the other two.
9. Which rioter was the first to die?
a. The oldest was the first to die.
b. The youngest was the first to die.
c. The middle man was the first to die.
d. None of them died.
10. How did the others die?
a. The others drank the poison.
b. The others were taken by the old man.
c. The others didn't die.
d. The others were stampeded by a horses.
11. Did the old man tell the three young rioters the truth?
a. He didn't tell them the truth because they didn't see a tree.
b. He didn't tell them the truth because they found Death and killed him.
c. He didn't tell them the truth because they found each other under the tree.
d. He told them the truth because they found death under the tree in the form of the gold. Because of their greed, they found death.
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