The Canterbury Tales: The Reeve's Tale Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Canterbury Tales: The Reeve's Tale? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What does a miller do?


Mills about
Makes hats
Grinds grain into flour
Operates a windmill
Q. What word best describes Symkyn?


Reclusive
Confrontational
Sesquipedalian
Charitable
Short
Q. Where was Symkyn’s wife raised?


In a cave by a pack of wolves
On a farm. So, to answer your question - yes, she was raised in a barn.
In a palace
In a nunnery
Q. What does Symkyn do to the school in Canterbury?


He burns it to the ground
He cheats it out of funds
He causes the halls to become overrun with rats and mice
He TP’s the football field the night of graduation
Q. What do Aleyn and John ask the headmaster of the school for permission to do?


Find Symkyn so they can turn him into the authorities
Invite the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad to perform at the next pep rally
Take over doing Symkyn’s job
Poison Symkyn