WILL GIVE 5 STARS AND BRAINLIEST


2.   “A worthy woman, from beside Bath city/Was with us, somewhat deaf, which was a pity./In making cloth she showed so great a bent/She bettered those of Ypres and of Ghent.” 

Which of these is nearest in meaning to the word bent, as it is used in the passage above?
dislike
curiosity
talent
 concern

3.   Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
The harm that resulted from his actions prompted him to "repent."  
turn himself in
flee the scene
deny wrongdoing
express regret 

10.   from The Canterbury Tales: “The Prologue”
What is the most likely reason that Chaucer presents The Canterbury Tales as a first-hand account?  
to establish that he actually did observe the events he describes
to create a sense of immediacy and authenticity to prove that the characters in the work had actually told him their stories
 to help the reader understand the mythology of the period

11.   from The Canterbury Tales: “The Prologue”
In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses the description of a pilgrimage primarily as _________.  
 a means to structure his arguments against organized religion
a way to stress his personal desire to spread Christianity
a device to frame the stories of the individual characters
a metaphor to explain how people change over time


13.   from The Canterbury Tales, “The Pardoner’s Tale”
In “The Pardoner’s Tale,” what is ironic about the rioters’ discovery of gold in the place where they were looking for Death?  
They do not realize that the gold actually belongs to Death.
It makes them realize that Death is not an actual person.
They realize that they prefer Death to gold.
Their greed over the gold leads to their actual deaths.

10. from The Canterbury Tales: “The Prologue”

What is the most likely reason that Chaucer presents The Canterbury Tales as a first-hand account?
to establish that he actually did observe the events he describes
to create a sense of immediacy and authenticity
to prove that the characters in the work had actually told him their stories
to help the reader understand the mythology of the period