The three characters from the Prologue that Chaucer seemed to admire
Who are the Knight, the Parson, and the Plowman?
100
poking fun at someone or something
What is satire?
100
Law based on custom and usage.
What is common law?
100
Literature of the common people.
What are ballads?
100
Recognized as the second best English writer
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
200
Two characters associated with the church--one whose duty was to minister to the people; the other was to be solitude where he could meditate, study, and pray
Who are the friar and the monk?
200
Being gentlemanly off the battlefield and courageous on the battlefield.
What is chivalry?
200
A law that went into effect during the Middle Ages that a certain member of the family would inherit the father's property.
What is the first born son?
200
This genre of literature got its start during the Middle Ages.
What is drama?
200
Father of English philosophy.
What is Roger Bacon?
300
Three social classes represented in the Prologue
What are feudal, ecclesiastical, and urban?
300
A work in which most of the characters, objects, settings, and events represent abstract qualities.
What is an allegory?
300
an early way of determining the innocence or guilt of a person. If a person was successful with his assignment, he was declared innocent; if not, he was presumed guilty.
What is an ordeal?
300
Rough dramatizations of biblical stories performed on large wagons or on platforms in marketplaces.
What is a miracle play?
300
Directed the translation of the Bible into English, hoping to make it more accessible to the people.
Who is John Wycliffe?
400
Characteristics of Chaucer's personality, biases, and values
*is a keen observer
*is good-natured
*values honsest, modesty, simplicity
*dislikes hypocrisy and corruption
400
giving an inanimate object human characteristics
What is personification?
400
Elaborate dramatic allegories which were performed on wagons. Most famous surviving is Everyman.
What is a morality play?
400
The agreement the knight makes with the old woman in "The Wife of Bath's Tale"
He agrees to honor her request in exchange for the answer to the queen's question (What do women desire )most?)
500
The difference between the Friar and the Parson
The Friar takes his obligation to the church very lightly and is dishonest and corrupt.
The Parson, although very poor, is loyal to his church and fulfills his duty as he should. He does all he can to help others.
500
Two categories of lyric poetry during the Middle Ages
What are
secular--about love and nature
religious--hymns praising God or prayers to God
500
Organizations that formed in order to assure fair wages, fair prices, good standards of material and workmanship.
What were guilds?
500
Poetry which revealed the poet's personal feelings; it was usually accompanied by a harplike instrument.
What is lyric poetry?
500
Ways that Chaucer portrays his characters in The Prologue.
What is
*pictorial details
*unimportant details
*satire