jueves, 24 de enero de 2008

The Clerk's Tale.

Patient Griselda.

1. The Clerk tells the story of…

a. Palamon and Arcite

c. Walter and Griselda

b. Patient Griselda

d. Princess Griselda

2. Walter is…

a. A great lord who lives in Italy

c. A soldier

b. The king of Italy

d. The Prince of Italy

3. Janicula is…

a. Gisela’s father

c. Walter’s neighbour

b. A poor man

d. All of them (a, b and c)

4. Griselda is…

a. Lazy and unpleasant

c. A bad mother and wife

b. Kind and faithful

d. very ugly

5. Walter asks Griselda to be his wife, but she must…

a. Always do what he asks

c. Have at least three children

b. Always keep the house clean and tidy

d. Leave her house and her father forever

6. Griselda accepts to be Walter’s wife, if…

a. She can live in a palace

c. She can look after his father

b. She can stay at her house

d. She becomes a princess

7. When Walter and Griselda get married

a. All Walter’s people are unhappy

c. All Walter’s people hates Griselda

b. All Walter’s people live happily

d. Nobody cared.

8. The first child Walter and Griselda have is…

a. A boy

c. twins

b. a girl

d. They do not have children

9. When Walter and Griselda have their first child…

a. Walter’s people are unhappy

c. Walter asks Griselda to give it to a man

b. Walter’s people are happy

d. Both b and c

10. Walter asks the man who takes his children…

a. to take them to his sister

c. to abandon them with all the animals and birds

b. to leave them in the ground

d. to kill them

11. The second child Griselda and Walter have is…

a. a girl

c. they only have one child

b. a boy

d. twins

12. Walter asks Griselda to renounce to her children

a. because she is a bad and unfaithful wife

c. to test her love

b. because his people do not want Janicula’s grandson to be their prince

d. because he is cruel

13. Walter’s people get angry with him because…

a. he’s killed his two children

c. they think he’s killed his children

b. he treats his wife badly

d. he is a bad husband and lord

14. When Walter decides to send Griselda away and get a new wife, Griselda…

a. is very happy to be free again

c. is sad because she’ll be poor again

b. is sad because she loves him

d. is happy because she loves another man

15. Walter’s new wife after Griselda is…

a. a girl from a rich family in Bologne

c. a beautiful girl he knew long time ago

b. his daughter

d. None of them, Walter does not marry any other woman




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