Which work features the characters Christian, Evangelist, Pliable, and Obstinate?

Which work features the characters Christian, Evangelist, Pliable, and Obstinate?

• A. Pilgrim's Progress
• B. Don Quixote
• C. The Odyssey
• D. The Canterbury Tales

Answer: (A)

This question tests recognizing a classic allegory by its characters. Pilgrim's Progress is John Bunyan’s renowned allegory about a man named Christian who leaves the City of Destruction to seek the Celestial City. Along the journey he is guided by Evangelist, who points him to the straight path. He joins with companions briefly, including Pliable, who agrees to travel with him but quickly abandons the journey when it grows hard, and Obstinate, a neighbor who refuses to go at all. This combination of named allegorical figures—Christian, Evangelist, Pliable, and Obstinate—belongs specifically to Pilgrim's Progress. The other works don’t feature this exact set of characters in the same way. Don Quixote centers on a deluded knight and his squire, Sancho Panza; The Odyssey follows Odysseus on his voyage home; The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims, not a single, cohesive allegory with these figures.

This question tests recognizing a classic allegory by its characters. Pilgrim's Progress is John Bunyan’s renowned allegory about a man named Christian who leaves the City of Destruction to seek the Celestial City. Along the journey he is guided by Evangelist, who points him to the straight path. He joins with companions briefly, including Pliable, who agrees to travel with him but quickly abandons the journey when it grows hard, and Obstinate, a neighbor who refuses to go at all. This combination of named allegorical figures—Christian, Evangelist, Pliable, and Obstinate—belongs specifically to Pilgrim's Progress.

The other works don’t feature this exact set of characters in the same way. Don Quixote centers on a deluded knight and his squire, Sancho Panza; The Odyssey follows Odysseus on his voyage home; The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims, not a single, cohesive allegory with these figures.