Pardoner
Wife of Bath
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Again
Literary Elements
100
This leads to the three rioters downfall.
What is greed?
100
The length of time the knight has to answer the queen's question.
What is a year and a day?
100
The old man could DESCRIBED as_____________.
What is hoary?
100
True or False: The Pardoner is a solicitous person.
What is false?
100
The two levels an allegory.
What are symbolic and literal?
200
The moral of the Pardoner's Tale.
What is "Greed is the root of all evil"?
200
The question the knight is tasked to answer.
What is what do women desire most?
200
The old woman and the young knight could be considered this.
What is a misalliance?
200
The Pardoner was able to provide this.
What is absolution?
200
The use of characters to stand for ideas is a characteristic of an ______________.
What is allegory?
300
Of the character(s) in his tale, the Pardoner most closely resembles
Who are the three rioters?
300
According to the Wife of Bath, fairies are no longer around because of this pilgrim.
Who is the Friar?
300
Antonyms include dishonor, dislike, disrespect.
What is esteemed?
300
Instead of lying the Pardoner would do this.
What is prevaricate (prevarication)?
300
Writing that offers insight into the value of a time period is known as this.
What social commentary?
400
The reason the Pardoner, usually, tells this story.
What is to get listeners to part with their money?
400
Identify the two choices the old woman gives the knight at the end of "The Wife of Bath's Tale"
What is old and faithful OR/AND young and unfaithful.
400
The Wife of Bath's husbands did this with their money.
What is bequeathed?
400
According to the Pardoner, he has been given commission by this individual.
Who is the Pope?
400
Identify the four Archetypal Narrative Elements.
What are 1. Threes 2. Test of Moral Fiber 3. Mysterious Guide 4. Just Ending (evil punished/good rewarded)?
500
The rioters find him under the tree.
What is Death?
500
The Wife of Bath told the story of King Midas in order to prove this point.
What is that women can not keep secrets?
500
Synonym of this word is beseech.
What is implore(d)?
500
Synonym: Prove Antonym: Condemn
What is avouch(es)?
500
At the beginning of the tale, the Wife of Bath tells about the disappearance of fairies. This could be to foreshadow this event that later takes place in the story.
What is the transformation of the old woman?