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QuizMultiple Choice

Satire in The Pardoner’s Tale

Question 10 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales.In Flanders there was once a companyOf youngsters wedded to such sin and follyAs gaming, dicing, brothels, and taverns,Where, night and day, with harps, lutes, and citherns,They spend their time in dicing and in dancing,Eating and drinking more than they can carry;And with these abominable excessesThey offer up the vilest sacrifices . . .

Answer
A
humble
B
nervous
C
sensitive
D
immoral

Explanation

The excerpt describes the youngsters spending their time gambling, visiting brothels and taverns, and indulging in excessive eating and drinking. These behaviors are presented as sinful and corrupt, so “abominable” means immoral in this context. “Humble,” “nervous,” and “sensitive” do not fit the description.

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