In "The Pardoner's Tale" of The Canterbury Tales, which is the inner story?

A.) the story of the pilgrims traveling together to escape the Black Death

B.) the prologue in which the Pardoner explains his occupation

C.) the tale of the three rioters

In "The Pardoner's Tale" of The Canterbury Tales, what is the best way to collect money from the people according to the Pardoner?

A.) appealing to their sense of piety

B.) openly condemning avarice and greed

C.) scaring them with prospects of divine punishment

"The tale of three rioters" is the one among the following that is the inner story. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "C".

2. "Openly condemning avarice and greed" is the one that was the best way to collect money from the people according to the Pardoner. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is option "B".

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sarkhan2018 sarkhan2018 · Answer 2 · 2018-08-05T16:29:05-04:00

Inner story is told by the character's own mind. It shows his opinions and thoughts from the perspective of his mind. What does he think, what does he feel about the subject is shown in the text. We can observe such story-telling in the tale of three rioters.

In the tale, Pardoner shows irony. Because he preaches against greed, at the same time he admits tricking the most guilty sinners. The Pardoner talks about the extortion of the poor and failure to live accordingly by teachings against jealousy and avarice. Therefore, correct answer is B.