"A pile of golden florins on the ground/New-coined, eight bushels of them as they thought"
What is Imagery
100
A person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons.
What is pilgrim?
100
What type of society were the pilgrims living in?
What is post plague
100
What does the Pardoner preach against?
What is sins that he commits.
100
What does the old woman ask for in return for having saved the knight’s life?
What is to get married
200
"This cursed fellow grabbed into his hand/The box of poison and away he ran"
What is foreshadowing
200
Where do the pilgrims gather (what is the name of the inn)?
What is The Tabard Inn
200
How did they try to prevent spreading the plague?
What is enclosing themselves, wearing long and thick clothing.
200
Describe his occupation – what does he sell/do?
What is sells certificates that get people out of purgatory
200
How do the queen and the court react to the knight’s answer?
What is no one disagreed
300
“And as they sat, they heard the hand-bell clink”
What is Onomatopoeia
300
How many pilgrims are there, including the narrator?
What is 30
300
How many people died due to the plague?
What is 100 million to 70 milion.
300
Why are so many people dying in this tale?
What is the black plague
300
What happens to the old woman when the knight gives her his answer?
What is she becomes beautiful
400
“No longer was it Death those fellows sought,For they were all so thrilled to see the sight,The florins were so beautiful and bright,That down they sat beside the precious pile.”
What is symbolism
400
During what month is this pilgrimage taking place?
What is April
400
How was the plague spread?
What is physical contact or germs.
400
Where does the old man tell them that they will find Death?
What is under an oak tree
400
What crime does the knight commit against the maiden?
What is rape
500
“There is no other incubus but he, so there is really no one else to hurt you, and he will do no more than take your virtue”
What is symbolism
500
What prize will be given to the person with the best story?
What is a meal
500
How did they think the plague was spread.
What is toxic air.
500
Describe what happens when the three rioters meet again under the tree.
What is they all die.
500
What is it, according to the old woman, that women desire most?