The Pardoner's Tale.

Three Men Look for Death.

1. The title of the pardoner’s tale is…
a. Three Promises.	c. Three Men look for Death.
b. Patient Griselda	d. Three Men and one Destiny.
2. The pardoner’s job consists on…
a. telling people that love of money is a problem.	c. selling pardons.
b. speaking to people in churches.	d. Both b and c are correct.
3. The pardoner was…
a. a bad man.	c. a priest.
b. a good man.	d. both a and c.
4. The pardoner made a lot of money…
a. selling things that belonged to saints to poor people.	c. selling things that belonged to saints to rich people.
b. selling bits of cloth and other old things.	d. working hard.
5. The three main characters in the pardoner’s tale find an old man with a white beard. He is…
a. travelling to meet Death.	c. He is Death.
b. travelling to find a hidden treasure.	d. He is a good friend of Death and knows where Death is.
6. Bearing in mind their behavior, the three men in the Pardoner’s Tale are…
a. friends.	c. friends, but they are like brothers.
b. brothers.	d. None of them.
7. Bearing in mind their dialogues, the three men in the Pardoner’s Tale are…
a. friends.	c. friends, but they are like brothers.
b. brothers.	d. None of them.
8. When the youngest of the three men went into town for food and drink, the other men…
a. hid in the wood to guard the money.	c. planned to kill their friend.
b. had a quarrel	d. Both a and c.
9. When the young man went to town for food and drink, he…
a. bought three bottles of wine and put poison in the three of them.	c. bought some poison to kill the cats on his farm.
b. thought of a plan to take all the money.	d. got lost.
10. The first of the three men to die was…
a. None of them died.	c. The three of them died at the same time.
b. The youngest man died first.	d. The oldest men died first.
11. How did the youngest man die?
a. He did not die.	c. He drank poisoned wine.
b. His friends killed him.	d. He ate poisoned food.
12. How did the oldest men die?
a. They ate and drank too much.	c. They died in a fight.
b. They drank the poisoned wine.	d. They did not die.
13. When Death found the three men…
a. they were fighting.	c. they were already dead.
b. they were hiding.	d. they killed him.
14. After telling his story, the pardoner…
a. sells pardons to the other pilgrims.	c. shows the pilgrims what he has in his bag.
b. sells food and drink to the other pilgrims.	d. has a rest.
15. The message of the Pardoner’s Tale is…
a. Nobody can escape from Death.	c. You must always be kind and good.
b. Good friends can trick you.	d. It has got no message.

The Wife of Bath's Tale

What do women want most?

1. The wife of Bath was…
a. A widow	c. Both a and b
b. a poor woman	d. a very sad woman
2. The Wife of Bath tells the story of…
a. King Arthur	c. The Round Table
b. One of King Arthur’s knights	d. Patient Griselda
3. King Arthur wants to kill one of his knights because…
a. The knight has killed an innocent man	c. The knight is in love with the Queen
b. The knight is a thief	d. The knight has broken the law
4. King Arthur forgives his knight’s life because…
a. His knight was a very kind man.	c. He does not forgive him, but he escapes.
b. His knight was innocent, he never did anything wrong.	d. The Queen and her ladies ask Arthur to forgive him.
5. Which question must the knight answer if he does not want to die?
a. Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?	c. What does a woman want most in the world?
b. What do women like most in the world?	d. Does God really exist?
6. How long has the knight got to find the answer to the Queen’s question?
a. A year.	c. two years.
b. A year and a day.	d. All the time he needs.
7. What women want most is…
a. to have babies and take care of them	c. to be happy
b. to have a lot of money	d. to be the head of their house
8. When the knight asks the Queen’s question to the people he meets…
a. everybody agrees.	c. nobody answers.
b. nobody agrees.	d. everybody has the right answer.
9. The knight discovers the right answer to the Queen’s question…
a. Because he is very intelligent.	c. asking a very ugly, old woman, he finds in the woods.
b. asking the question to twenty four beautiful ladies he finds in the woods.	d. He never discovers the right answer, so that he must die.
10. After telling the Queen the right answer to her question, the knight must…
a. go away and never return	c. marry the woman he loves.
b. marry the old woman he met in the wood	d. marry the Queen.
11. The wedding day…
a. everybody sang and danced.	c. only the knight and his wife were happy.
b. nobody sang or danced.	d. everybody was happy.
12. At first, the knight does not love his wife because…
a. she is mean and unkind.	c. she does bad things.
b. she is not young and beautiful.	d. she is beautiful but makes him unhappy.
13. After listening to his wife for a while, the knight thinks that…
a. She is too ugly and old for him	c. She is beautiful.
b. She will make him unhappy	d. She is wise and good.
14. The knight’s wife is really
a. An ugly old woman.	c. beautiful and young.
b. a fairy.	d. both b and c.
15. The knight and his wife…
a. lived happily together all their lives.	c. got divorce.
b. had very sad lives together.	d. died the wedding night.

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

THE CANTERBURY TALES.

The Knight's Tale.

1. The Knight tells the story of…
a. Thomas à Becket	c. Emily and Creon
b. Theseus and Hippolyta	d. Palamon and Arcite
2. The Knight’s Tale happens in…
a. Rome	c. Greece
b. Spain	d. England
3. Duke Theseus was
a. A great soldier from Greece	c. A priest
b. The King of Greece	d. A friar
4. Queen Hippolyta was…
a. Theseus’ wife	c. Nor a or b
b. Emily’s sister	d. Both a and b
5. Palamon and Arcite were…
a. Two brave soldiers	c. Two rich young knights.
b. Two priests	d. The king of Greece and his best friend.
6. At the end of the war against Theseus, Palamon and Arcite...
a. were locked in a high tower in Athens	c. went back to their country
b. were free	d. lived happily with Theseus and his wife
7. What happened when Palamon and Arcite first saw Emily at the duke’s garden?
a. Arcite fell in love with her	c. Both of them fell in love with her
b. Palamon fell in love with her	d. They did not like her.
8. Duke Theseus had a good friend called Duke Perotheus. What does Perotheus ask Theseus?
a. He asks him to free Arcite	c. He asks him to marry Emily
b. He asks him to free Palamon	d. He asks him for a job
9. Duke Theseus frees Arcite only if…
a. He marries Emily	c. He accepts to work for him
b. He never returns to Athens again	d. None, Duke Theseus never frees Arcite
10. When Arcite was free from the tower, he…
a. Stayed in Athens	c. Went back to Thebes, but was very sad
b. Went back to Thebes, and lived happily	d. became very ill and died.
11. After being free from the tower, Arcite goes back to Athens because…
a. He misses his friend Palamon	c. He wants to see Emily again.
b. He does not like Thebes	d. He is ill and there are good doctors there.
12. When Arcite went back to Athens, nobody knew him because…
a. He was disguised	c. He was ill
b. He looked very old	d. He was much thinner.
13. When Arcite went back to Athens, he…
a. Stayed in Emily’s house for seven years	c. None of them is correct.
b. Became one of Emily’s servants	d. Both a and b are correct.
14. Palamon was free from the tower…
a. Because Theseus let him free	c. Jumping from the window
b. Because someone gave poison to the man who watched him	d. Palamon was never free from the tower, he died there
15. When Palamon and Arcite see each other again, after being free from the tower
a. They are very happy to meet	c. They decide that they will always be friends
b. They decide to live together forever.	d. They decide to fight for Emily
16. When Theseus found Palamon and Arcite fighting in the wood…
a. He became very angry, and killed them	c. He was very angry, but didn’t kill them
b. He was very happy to find them again	d. He ignored them.
17. Theseus decides that…
a. Emily will marry Palamon	c. Emily will marry both of them
b. Emily will marry Arcite	d. There will be a great fight between them and Emily will marry the winner
18. Before the great battle against Arcite, Palamon visits the Temple of Venus …
a. to ask her for a long, happy life	c. to ask her for a quick death if he loses
b. to ask her for Emily’s eternal love	d. to ask her for money and adventures
19. Before the great battle against Palamon, Arcite visits the Temple of Mars…
a. To ask her for help to win the battle	c. to ask her for eternal youth
b. to ask her for Emily’s eternal love	d. to ask her for a long, happy life.
20. When Arcite visited the temple of Mars, the god of war, he heard a low voice saying…
a. “You will marry Emily, Arcite”	c. “You will live many years, Arcite”
b. “You will very happy and rich, Arcite”	d. “You will win, Arcite”
21. At the end of the day, after the great fight against Arcite and Palamon
a. Palamon was hurt and the fighting stopped		c. Both Palamon and Arcite were hurt
b. Arcite was hurt and the fighting stopped		d. Both Palamon and Arcite were dead.
22. Arcite did not marry Emily because
a. He lost the battle against Palamon	c. He died after falling from his horse
b. He died in the battle against Palamon	d. None of them, he married Emily
23. At the end of the Knight’s Tale…
a. Palamon marries Emily and they are happy	c. Palamon marries Emily but they are not happy
b. Arcite marries Emily and they are happy	d. Emily does not want to marry anyone.
24. At the end of the Knight’s Tale, the people of Thebes and Athens…
a. Were enemies forever	c. Were never enemies again
b. Were always fighting	d. died suddenly

THE CANTERBURY TALES.

The Prologue. The Tabard Inn. 1. Who was Thomas à Becket
a. A saint	c. A priest
b. A pilgrim	d. A clerk
2. Pilgrims travel…
a. To have fun	c. To please God
b. To find adventures	d. To keep fit
3. Thomas à Becket was killed…
a. At the Tabard Inn in London	c. In Canterbury
b. In the middle of the street	d. None of them, nobody killed him
4. The pilgrims in this book are travelling…
a. From London to Canterbury	c. From France to England
b. From Canterbury to London	d. From England to France

Canciones y Poemas.

Annabel Lee

by Edgar Allan Poe, 1849

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love-
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Inglés con poesías

W. H. Auden

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.