Question

What can the reader infer about the monk's character based on the fact that
all of his stories contain the same tragic moral?
A. He has traveled extensively and met people from many cultural
backgrounds.
O
B. He cares more about preaching to his audience than entertaining
them.
O
c. He is angry with the church so he tells stories to make biblical
characters look bad.
D. He fears and despises non-Christians and tells stories to criticize
them.

Answer 1

Answer:

He cares more about preaching to his audience than entertaining them.

Option: (B)

Explanation:

• The English monk tales compiled by Geoffrey Chaucer depict the monk to be a simple yet highly determined individual who wishes to make his disciples understand every single thing of the preachings that he dispenses very clearly.

• To emphasize the significance of a good trait, he tells different stories to his disciples that bear the same moral.

• The monk believes that knowledge would come not through entertainment, but through devotion.

Answer 2

Answer: B

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