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Literature
Prologue
Pardoner's Tale
Pardoner's Tale 2
Miscellaneous
100
This is the period during which The Canterbury Tales was written
What is the Medieval Period, or Middle Ages
100
Chaucer is said to have died on or around this year.
What is 1400?
100
This is what the pardoner does for a living.
What is sell pardons that have supposedly come from the Pope so people can avoid eternal damnation for sins they weren't that sorry about in their hearts!
100
He is the narrator of the story.
Who is Harry Baily (yes, it's spelled that way).
200
A story within a story.
What is a frame story (or frame narrative)?
200
This is where the pilgrims are traveling to from the inn.
What is the shrine of St. Thomas a' Becket?
200
How many revelers were featured in the story?
What is three?
200
The fact that the pardoner wanted to sell pardons after telling a story of greed, and all of this while on a pilgrimage, is an example of ____________ ______________.
What is situational irony?
200
A description of one's characteristics that is concrete.
What is a direct characterization?
300
The Canterbury Tales was written in what form of English?
What is Middle English?
300
The prologue, itself, is considered a masterpiece. "It is the concise portrait of an entire nation, high and low, old and young, male and female, lay and clerical, learned and ignorant, rogue and righteous, land and sea, town and country, but without extremes." Where does the entire prologue take place?
What is The Tabard Inn?
300
The fact that the men were looking for death, and instead found gold which brought them death, makes this an example of ___________ __________.
What is situational irony?
300
Disgusting; hateful (starts with an A)
What is abominable?
300
Inferences drawn from descriptions not so much of a person's looks as much as a person's actions/words/thoughts.
What is an indirect characterization?
400
The author's name.
What is Geoffrey Chaucer?
400
A religious journey to a holy place;
What is a pilgrimage?
400
When the youngest reveler told the pharmacist that he wanted to buy poison for some rats, this was an example of _____________ ____________.
What is verbal irony?
400
Enemy; opponent. (Starts with an A)
What is adversary?
400
He was distinguished in battle, did not dress in fancy clothes, wasn't one to brag, and he was said to be wise.
Who is the Knight?
500
The author was given this title after he brought respect to the English language by showing that it was a language that could be effectively used in literature (as opposed to French or latin).
What is Father of the English Poetry?
500
An act of religious devotion performed to show sorrow for committing a sin.
What is penance?
500
The declaration by the revelers that they would "kill death" is an example of __________ _________.
What is verbal irony?
500
The hypocrisy that is exposed here belongs to which group of people? (i.e. Who is Chaucer targeting in this tale?)
What is the clergy?
500
This guy simply loved a party. Young and handsome, he played the flute, stayed out all night, and was a real ladykiller.
Who is the Squire?