Characters
This carpenter is Alison's husband and is tricked in the story.
Who is John?
One of the most famous jokes in the story involves someone being tricked into kissing this.
What is Alison's backside
Nicholas tells John to stay quiet all night and pray using this Latin prayer.
What is the Pater Noster?
An old-fashioned man who is stubborn might be called this.
What is a codger?
This character falls in love with Alison and tries to impress her by singing outside her window.
Who is Absalon?
The clever Oxford student who created the fake flood story.
Who is Nicholas?
This English Writer created The Canterbury Tales
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
This patron saint of Oxford is mentioned in the story.
Who is Saint Frideswide?
If someone thinks they can fly, their idea might be called this.
What is lunacy?
While John waits in the tub for the flood, Nicholas and Alison do this.
What is spending the night together?
A clerk who tries to get Alison and ends up embarrassed.
Who is Absalon?
This theme is evident when Nicholas tricks John, and the characters deceive one another throughout the story.
What is deception?
This deadly disease killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
What is the Black Death?
A fortune teller drawing patterns with stones to predict the future is practicing this.
What is geomancy?
Absalon returns with this object to get revenge on Nicholas.
What is a hot poker?
This storyteller interrupts the Knight's tale and tells a vulgar story.
Who is the Miller?
John prepares for the flood by hanging these from the ceiling so everyone can float.
What are tubs?
This biblical story about a massive flood is referenced when Nicholas tricks John.
What is Noah's Flood?
Two people who are secretly dating while married are called this.
What are paramours?
Nicholas screams this word after being burned, which wakes John.
What is Water?
This young woman is married to John but runs away with Nicholas.
Who is Alison?
This famous English university is where Nicholas studies.
Someone who just heard terrible news might look this way.
What is woe-begone?
At the end of the tale, John falls, and the townspeople believe he has this.
What is lunacy?