Characters
"The Knight's Tale"
"The Miller's Tale"
"The Nun's Priest's Tale"
Vocabulary
100

Which character is based on the real-life author of The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer?

The Narrator

100

Where does the Knight belong on the social hierarchy other than the category of knight?

Nobles

100

Where does the Miller belong on the social hierarchy?

Tradesmen

100

Where do the Nun and the Nun's Priest belong on the social hierarchy?

Clergy

100
Where did Thomas Becket die, resulting in miracles taking place there? People traveled to this play from far and wide to pray for miracles of their own.

Canterbury

200

Which one of the pilgrims is described as "grey-headed" in the Prologue?

The Knight

200

Is the Knight's tale considered a comedy, a romance (ends with a marriage), or a fable (teaches lessons)?

Romance

200

Is the Miller's tale considered a comedy, a romance (ends with a marriage), or a fable (teaches lessons)? 

Comedy

200

Is the Nun's Priest's tale considered a comedy, a romance (ends with a marriage), or a fable (teaches lessons)?

Fable

200

What do you call someone who is going on a long trip to a sacred place for a religious or moral purpose?

pilgrim

300

Which one of the pilgrims is so large in size that the narrator mistakes him for a gatepost at one point?

The Miller

300

What is the relationship between Palamon and Arcite?

Cousins

300
What is the relationship between Oswald the Carpenter and Alison?

Married

300

What kind of animal does Chanticleer dream about?

A fox

300

This word means “the qualities valued by medieval knights, such as polite manners, loyalty, and trustworthiness.”

chivalry
400

What is the name of the innkeeper who decides to go along with the pilgrims and judge the storytelling competition?

Harry Bailey

400

Which of the cousins dies towards the end of "The Knight's Tale"?

Arcite

400

How does the Nun react to "The Miller's Tale"?

She thinks that it is rude and inappropriate, and disapproves of the fact that it focuses on a "lower class of people."

400

How does Pertelote react to Chanticleer's dream?

She tells him that he needs to be brave, and also informs him that dreams do not have real-life meaning.

400

Where are the pilgrims in the story traveling to?

Canterbury

500

Which character draws the shortest straw in the Prologue?

The Knight: This is the reason that he has to tell the first tale.

500

What happens at the very end of "The Knight's Tale"?

As a romance, the story must end with a marriage, so it ends with Palamon and Emily getting married.

500
What does Nicholas tell Oswald to get him to hide in a wooden barrel all night?
He tells him that a Biblical flood (like Noah) is on the way. This is a ploy so he can spend more time alone with Alison.
500
How is the language of "The Nun's Priest's Tale" different from the other two tales that we've read so far?

It is more poetic and sophisticated

500
Seeing that Palamon and Arcite were both knights, you could say that the "The Knight's Tale" involves ________ (one of the words that we've defined).

Chivalry

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