The Knight's Tale
This ancient Greek king is the hero of Part I of "The Knight's Tale," and sets up the tournament between the two knights in Part IV.
Who is Theseus?
In the prologue to "The Miller's Tale," the Miller interrupts the Host and insists he tell the next story. He explains his behavior and muddled words with this excuse.
What is he is drunk?
At the end of "The Franklin's Tale," all four major characters prove themselves honorable except this one.
Who is no one?
The Wife of Bath tells in her prologue how she has been married this many times.
What is five?
The hero of "The Nun's Priest's Tale" is Chanticleer, who is this type of animal.
What is a rooster?
Even though he spied Emily after his fellow prisoner and cousin, this knight still believes he has the rightful claim to her hand in marriage.
Who is Arcite?
In order to "spend time" with John's wife, Alison, Nicholas pretends to warn John about this impending disaster that he says he must prepare for.
What is a flood?
Dorigen promises to love Aurelius only if he can achieve this miraculous feat (which she thinks is impossible).
What is remove all the rocks from the coast?
As punishment for assaulting a maiden, the knight in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" must answer this question or pay with his life.
What is "What do women most desire?"
The fox captures Chanticleer by convincing him to close his eyes and do this.
What is sing?
Though he loses the tournament, this knight wins Emily's hand in marriage when his opponent dies in an accident.
Who is Palamon?
To avenge himself for Alison and Nicholas's dirty trick, Absalon arms himself with this weapon when Nicholas presents his backside out the window.
What is a hot iron?
When Dorigen and Arveragus marry, he promises her that, when it comes to "mastery" she will always be this to him.
What is equal?
For the price of his hand in marriage, the old woman tells the knight that this is the answer to the queen's question.
What is mastery over her husband?
In the early part of the story, Chanticleer and Pertelote argue over this issue, which has been bothering Chanticleer lately.
What is whether dreams are warnings?
Who is Diana?
John, the most foolish character in "The Miller's Tale" works in this profession, just like the Reeve who the Miller is mocking with his story.
What is a carpenter?
This is the amount (in pounds) that the magician asks of Aurelius to perform the miraculous feat. (He later forgives him his debt.)
At the end of the tale, the old woman gives the knight this choice of what he wants her to be as his wife.
What are ugly and faithful, or beautiful and cheating?
"The Nun's Priest's Tale" is a short piece of fiction that features personified animals and tells a clear moral lesson, which makes it this type of tale.
What is a fable?
Because of it's features like love at first sight, an emphasis on the hero's noble deeds, and the repetition of the mystical number three, "The Knight's Tale" qualifies as this genre of story.
What is a medieval romance?
Since it is a short, vulgar tale involving peasants who deceive one another for sexual gratification and revenge, "The Miller's Tale" qualifies as this genre of story.
What is a fabliau?
Because it is a brief Celtic romance about love and featuring supernatural elements, "The Franklin's Tale" falls into this genre of story.
What is a Breton lay?
Since "The Wife of Bath's Tale" is set during the reign of a famous, mythical British king, it qualifies as this type of story.
What is Arthurian legend?
Who is Cato OR Daniel OR Croesus OR St. Kenelm OR Andromache OR Hector OR Achilles OR Lord Pharaoh?