!Canterbury Tales Jeopardy!

Chaucer

100

-Chaucer's occupations (other than poet, artist, etc.)-

What is a page, soldier, diplomat, or a royal clerk?

200

-major 'first' in English literature associated with Chaucer-

What is first to "rain the gold dewdrops of speech and eloquence" into English literature?

300

-reasons for Chaucer's interest in writing 'Tales'-

What are living above the trail to Becket's shrine, and experiencing life in different class levels?

400

-the number of completed tales in the Canterbury Tales-

What is 24?

500

-origin and meaning of Chaucer's name-

What is french for 'shoemaker'?

1300s

100

-major catastrophe that drastically altered population-

What is the 'plague' (or 'black Death')?

200

-long, annual religious trip to a holy place-

What is a pilgrimage?

300

-language used to write 'Canterbury Tales' and Chaucer's other works-

What is Middle English?

400

-class of nobility; status based on birth and tradition-

What is the 'Aristocracy'?

500

-class of 'lowly' people; low manners or questionable morals-

What is the 'Degraded Lower Class'?

Tales

100

-pilgrims' destination-

What is the shrine of St. Thomas Becket (Canterbury, England)?

200

-number of pilgrims in 'Tales' (including narrator)-

What is 30?

300

-reason for Chanticleer's worrying in the _______________ tale-

What is the dream of death he experiences in 'the Nun's Priest's' tale?

400

-connection between the Miller's occupation and tone of his tale-

What are belonging to the 'degraded lower class' and speaking rudely or with vulgarity?

500

-challenger and challenge laid down in the Prologue-

Who is the inn-keeper (Harry Bailey) and each pilgrim will tell 2 tales (with the best storyteller getting a feast upon returning to the 'tabard')?

Morals/Themes

100

-morals/themes running through the Nun's Priest's Tale-

What are... -Beware of flattery and becoming vain -earthly joy is fleeting- -learn from mistakes...

200

-morals/themes in 'the Miller's Tale-

What are... -Don't believe everything you're told...Carpenter John's gullibility -Keep your love in check/Balance your emotions...Absolon's 'dirty kiss' -couples should be close to same age...John and Alison

300

-!! DAILY RAD-TASTIC QUESTION !!- -theme of the Pardoner's Tale-

What is 'greed/money is the root of all evil'?

400

-characteristics of a 'mock-epic/mock-heroic' piece-

What are... -applies epic language to ordinary characters and trivial events -uses the combination of lowly subject matter and impressive descriptions to develop amusing and ridiculous contrasts

500

-significance of the color red as it relates to characters and theme-

What is the Miller's beard being red; red > fox > cunning > low-class people can be intelligent, too...

Paraphrasing

100

-"At night there came into that hostelry Some nine and twenty in a company Of sundry folk happening then to fall In fellowship, and they were pilgrims all That towards Canterbury meant to ride"-

What is (narrator in prologue)... -that night, 29 people (of variety) came into the hotel -they had all come in fellowship/holy intentions -they wanted to travel to Canterbury (Becket's shrine)

200

-"This Chanticleer began to beat a wing As one incapable of smelling treason, So wholly had this flattery ravished reason"-

What is (narrator in Nun's Priest Tale)... -Chanticleer let himself become excited -He didn't understand that the fox was tricking him; Chanticleer let his guard down -the fox used flattery to trick Chanticleer

300

-He was an easy man in penance giving Where he could hope to make a decent ling"-

What is... -He (the Friar) would gladly absolve people's sins if they paid him in some way...

400

-"...his plagues be flung On all who chatter that should hold their tongue. Lo, such it is not to be on your guard Against the flatterers of the world, or yard..."

What are... -bad things will happen (God's wrath) to those who speak out of turn or behave too proudly -If you fall for flattery or let your ego grow unchecked, you will likely become arrogant in speech or behavior, and will be punished

500

-"The curse of avarice and cupidity Is all my sermon, for it frees the pelf. Out come the pence, and specially for myself, For my exclusive purpose is to win And not at all to castigate their sin. Once dead what matter how their souls may fare? They can go blackberrying, for all I care!"-

What is (the Pardoner)... -I preach about greed because it makes people give their money easier -I care more about making money than I do helping people with their sins -I don't care about them being forgiven/saved...once they die, it doesn't matter and I don't care what they do!