The church preached these well known precepts during Medieval period
What are the 7 deadly sins?
100
The narrator met these people at the Tabbard Inn
Who are 29 pilgrims?
100
This means "The root of all evil is greed"
What is Radix Malorum est Cupiditas?
100
The purpose of the wife of bath telling how there are no fairies anymore and that there is holy folk ALL OVER THE PLACE to protect people
What is so that the knight's behavior is so shocking?
100
The old man is really a disguise for Death
What is specious?
200
This wiped out up to 200 million members of society and is reflected in the tales
What is the Black Death?
200
The place where the pilgrims were traveling
Where is to see the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket in Canterbury?
200
Greedy and rough would best describe these characters
Who are the three rioters?
200
The reason behind the queen giving the knight a chance to save his life.
What is because she thought it would be important to teach him a lesson?
200
The Pardoner took money from even the poorest of people
What is penury
300
The act of using rhetorical means to provide commentary on issues in society
What is social commentary?
300
The host proposes this to the pilgrims
What is they each tell two stories on the way to and from their destination. The winner will get a free meal at the expense of the others. The Host will ride along and be the judge.
300
The cause of Death stalking the town
What is the Black plague?
300
The main idea of the allusion to Midas in the tale
What is to show that women cannot keep secrets?
300
The General Prologue explores all of ranks of social classes
What is hiearchy?
400
He is considered the father of English language
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
400
A method of characterization where the author reveals clues through the way the character acts, speaks, looks?
What is indirect characterization?
400
This is the reason the Pardoner usually tells his tale.
What is as an example in a sermon to scare people so that listeners to give him their money?
400
The two choices the knight is offered at the end of the tale
What is to have an old, ugly faithful wife, OR a young, pretty, unfaithful wife
400
The Pardoner's tale is that the root of all evil is greed.
What is cupidity?
500
The type of story the Canterbury tales is that makes it unique for its time period
What is a frame story?
500
This is the theme of the Prologue
What is to show variety of human existence?
500
This is the real traitor in the Pardoner's tale
Who are the three rioters?
500
The reason why the old woman turns into a beautiful wife
What is because the knight granted her "self-same sovereignty"?
500
The three rioters could be described as these because they deceived each other