Middle Ages
Those Who Prayed
Those Who Worked
Misc. Info.
Tales
100
What is the name of those who were lowest on the social order in the Feudal system?
What is serfs
100
"...one of the finest sort/who rode the country; hunting was his sport/a manly man, to be an abbot and able/many a dainty horse he had in his stable
What is The Monk
100
He was an expert at dabbling in exchanges. None knew he was in debt
What is The Merchant
100
What is the main objective of The Prologue?
What is to introduce the pilgrims
100
The main literary device used in "The Pardoner's Tale"
What is irony
200
Code of conduct that knights lived by
What is chivalry
200
The unworldly pilgrim who prefers philosophy to riches
Who is the Oxford Cleric
200
And in his hand he bore a mighty bow/His head was like a nut, his face was brown/He knew the whole of woodcraft up and down
What is The Yeoman
200
Why do the pilgrims choose to tell their tales? What gain they gain from it?
What is a free meal at the inn when they return
200
What do the rioters want to do with regard to Death? Why is this ironic?
What is find it and kill it. Most people run away from death.
300
Type of love where a knight adored a lady in order to better himself (dressed in her colors during battle, showered her with gifts and attention)
What is courtly love
300
Many a load of dung one time or another...He was an honest worker, good and true
What is The Plowman
300
They had the capital and revenue, Besides their wives declared it was due
What is The Guildsmen
300
Who prevents a fight between the Pardoner and the Host?
Who is the knight
300
What ends up happening to the rioters?
What is their plots to kill each other for the money result in their own deaths
400
The rise of this caused downfall of feudal system
What is cities
400
His face was on fire like a Cherubim, Fore he had Carbuncles
What is The Summoner
400
A great stout fellow big in brawn and bone. A wrangler and a buffoon
What is The Miller
400
In "The Wife of Bath's Tale," who does the knight originally want help from? (Think of why he decides to stop). Then what does he discover?
What is 24 dancing fairies and discovers an old woman
400
The Knight finds out what women really want. What is it?
What is to have authority over their husbands - power
500
Martyr whose shrine pilgrims were traveling
What is St. Thomas a Becket
500
This noble example to his sheep he gave...That if gold rust, what would iron do?
What is The Parson
500
But what a pity it seemed to me. That he should have an ulcer on his knee
What is The Cook
500
Which group, feudal, city, or church, does Chaucer satirize most?
What is church
500
How does the Knight prove that he understands what women really want?
What is He lets his wife make the decision about what "form" she will be
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