The point of this part of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is to introduce the characters.
What is The General Prologue (or Prologue)?
100
This member of the clergy is given the most admiring, flattering description.
Who is the Parson?
100
The number of Husbands the Wife of Bath had.
What is 5?
100
Use a vocabulary word to complete the Analogy:
Resolute is to Obstinate as __________ is to Cheap
Frugal
100
This man is the narrator and the author.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
200
This is the town where the pilgrims are going.
What is Canterbury?
200
This pilgrim sang in a strong voice, had long, yellow hair, bulging eyes, a baby face, and carried a bunch of false relics to sell.
Who is the Pardoner?
200
Who killed the 3 rioters friend, the one going by in a coffin?
Death
200
Many tales teach the reader to be PRUDENT, such as this pilgrim's tale that warns against telling a man he has been cheated on.
Who is the Manciple?
200
The prologue serves as a _______ ___________. So it is important not to confuse the tale teller with the character within that pilgrims story.
Frame Story
300
This is the Martyr whose shrine they are visiting.
What is the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket?
300
This young man is the son of the Knight.
Who is the Squire?
300
The allusion to Ovid's story about Midas was to do this.
Show that women are flawed,
They can't keep secrets.
300
The Pardoner sold pardons to ABSOLVE sinners of their sins; he sold relics which were believed to allow that absolution to TRANCEND the TEMPORAL world.
What is the difference between the purpose of a pardon and a relic
A pardon forgives your sins in this life.
A Relic forgives your sins in every life to come. (Spiritually)
300
The language Chaucer originally wrote the Tales in
Middle English
400
The pilgrims will win this prize if they tell the best tale.
What is a free meal?
400
This pilgrim takes bribes for easy penance. He knows the taverns and barmaids better than he does the beggars. He also starts an argument with the summoner over his tale.
Who is the Friar?
400
Where the Rioters find death
Under a tree in a pile of gold
400
Those with a PROWESS in GUILE would be considered BENIGN, AVARICE, or ABOMINABLE
Abominable
400
This makes people long to go on Pilgimages
Spring
500
Where did they all meet?
The Tabbard Inn
500
This guy was named Harry Bailley.
Who is the Host?
500
After her tale the Wife of Bath prays
"Jesu hear my pray!--cut short the lives
Of those who won't be governed by_____ _______."
Their Wives
500
A PESTILENCE may cause PALLOR and a lack of AGILITY.
Why?