Characters
Themes
Symbols
Plot Comprehension
Author's Style
100
What kind of animal is Chanticleer?
A Rooster
100
____ should never win one's trust.
Flattery
100
Pertelote represents ____.
The perfect woman (causing the downfall of man).
100
The nun's priest seems to dislike ___.
Women
100
The word 'melancholy' creates a(n) ____ tone.
Gloomy or Sad
200
What is the 'orange beast' that Chanticleer encounters?
A Fox
200
What is the moral from the Nun's Priest's tale?
Never trust a flatterer!
200
Chanticleer's marriages satirize ___.
Courtly love
200
How does the fox trick Chanticleer into lowering his guard?
By flattering him into singing with his beautiful voice.
200
The word 'bliss' creates a(n) ____ tone.
Peaceful or Happy
300
What is the name of Chanticleer's favorite wife?
Pertelote
300
____ is a gift that should not be given away so soon.
Trust
300
According to the nun's priest, women are ___
Sin/Evil/The downfall of man
300
The elderly widow lives inside of a ____.
Cottage
300
Chaucer's Nun's Priest's tale can also be viewed as an ____.
Allegory
400
Who else does the old widow woman live with?
Her two daughters
400
What character trait almost leads to Chanticleer's downfall?
Boastfulness/Cockiness (pun intended)
400
The fox is an allegorical representation of whom?
The devil
400
Where does Chanticleer go to escape the fox?
Up in a tree.
400
Chaucer parodies _____ and ______ with his depiction of poultry life.
Courtly romance and epic poetry.
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