What is the most likely reason that Chaucer begins that Canterbury Tales' prologue with a description of spring? A. To surprise the reader by connecting spring to the idea of a long journey
B. to indicate the short period of time available to make a pilgrimage
C. to establish a mood of gentle anticipation before introducing characters
D. to foreshadow the harshness of the journey the characters are about to make

Which of these lines from the Canterbury tales prologue best illustrates the Plowman's attitude toward to church?
A. "... For steadily about his work he went..."
B. "... He put to sharp rebuke, to say the least."
C. "He wore a tabard smock and rode a mare."
D. "... He paid his tithes in full when they were due..."

"Black scabby brows he had, and a thin beard./ Children were afraid when he appeared.
These lines from the prologue of the Chaucer's The Canterbury tales describe the summoner as:
A. courageous
B. Ordinary
C. ignorant
D. fearsome