Geoffrey Chaucer & Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Characters
John Huss: Priest & Martyr
John Huss gets in trouble
Joan of Arc
More Joan
100

What type of writing was Chaucer's, The Canterbury Tales?

an epic poem

100

What did the Miller have on his nose?

A wart with a thick tuft of hair growing out of it.

100

John Huss grew up in Bohemia which is what present day county?

Czech Republic

100

What did the archbishop order to be done to the teachings of John Huss?

Ordered that they be BURNED!

100

Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in what City and Country?

Domremy, France

100

What was the name of the "dauphin" that Joan felt led  to help become king?

Charles.  He was the son of King Charles VI and the rightful heir to the throne.

200

How many characters are written about in The Canterbury Tales?

29

200

What made the Nun, a Prioress, "weep and cry?"

To see a mouse be trapped and die.

200

How old was John Huss when John Wycliffe died?

Just 10 years old.

200

The pope ordered the entire city of Prague to be under ______________, or punishment, because of Huss.

interdict

200

Joan grew up in a peasant home and never learned to ________ or _______. 

Read or write

200

Charles had neither the courage or manpower to take back the cathedral in the city of Reims.  But he did have faith to to do what?

pray

300

The Canterbury Tales opens with a scene from April in 1387 at what place in London, England?

Tabard Inn

300

How many husbands did the "good wife" have?

Five husbands

300

Because the King of England married a Bohemian princess, it allowed students to more easily attend which school?

Oxford University in England

300

What main points did John Huss preach that got him into trouble? (page 450)

The main point he preached was that Christ alone is the head of the church and that only God could forgive sin.

He saw the pope as any other man.

300

By age 12, Joan believed she was hearing the heavenly voices. What did she believe they told her to do? (three things)

Be good, obey her parents and pray.

300

What was Joan given when she was placed in charge of the army? (3 things)

Six servant girls, a horse and armor made to fit her small-framed body.

400

How many lines are in the poem called The Canterbury Tales?

17,000

And for the most part, every two consecutive lines rhyme.

400

What did the character, A Knight, love?  (5 things)

The Knight loved high chivalry, truth and honor, freedom and courtesy.

400

Impressed that John Wycliffe had translated the Bible into English, John Huss decided to translate the Bible into which language.

The language of the Bohemians

400

France, Rome and Germany all claimed that they had the rightful pope which was part of a 40 year dispute. What was this division called?

The Western Schism

To avoid confusion with other divisions in history, this event is also called the Papal Schism or the Schism of 1378.

400

By age 17, Joan believed the voices told her to do what?

To lead the prince of France to take his throne and become the next king.

400

What was the name given to Joan after her first official victory in 1429?

Maiden of Orleans

500

How much of The Canterbury Tales did Chaucer complete before he died?

one fifth

500

What four things describe the character of the poor parson?

He was a LEARNED MAN and DILLIGENT, CONTENT with little and PATIENT.

500

John Huss was an _________ _________ and a _____________.  He also taught at Charles University in Prague. 

He was an ORDAINED PRIEST and a SCHOLAR.

500

King Sigismund called a meeting in 1415 called the _________ ___ _________ with hopes of ending the the disagreement about who was the rightful pope.  

Council of Constance

The meeting ended the Western Schism. All nations agreed to oust the three rival lines and install a completely new pope!

500

What was the term used to refer to the oldest son of the king of France?

dauphin

500

Charles tested Joan in three ways before he agreed to let her lead an army to take back other parts of France.  What did he do to test her?

Hid in a line of soldiers to see if she could spot him.

Asked her what the words were to his private prayer.

Required that she go through 3 weeks of questioning with church officials.

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