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Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Who is the main character in the wife of bath's tale?
The Knight
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What does the word Mote mean?
A tiny piece of a substance.
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'Who wolde wene, or who wolde suppose... “
What is Alliteration
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Who of the three men in the pardoner's tale die?
All of them
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What is a pilgrimage?
A journey to a different place for religious reasoning
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How did the old woman and the Knight live after the verdict of the courtroom?
He chose to live with the hot woman and live happily ever after
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What is a pardoner?
Someone who goes around and takes people’s money and claims they will get to heaven.
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What’s the ironic fact of the knight living happily ever after?
Because he raped a woman.
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What was his answer to the question what does women really want?
Equality
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What time period do The Canterbury Tales prologue take place?
In England during the late 1380s and 1390s
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Who does the Knight meet on his quest that ends up saving his life?
The Old Woman
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What is a blunder?
A stupid or clumsy mistake
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“God, that my heart would burst within my breast’ is an example of what Literary Device
What is Hyperbole
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Where do the three rioters find the gold?
By the tree in a grove
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Why were the pilgrims going on a pilgrimage?
To honor Thomas Beckett
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What occupation does the rapist occupy in wife of bath's tale?
Either the knight or friar either is acceptable.
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To forlorn something is to...?
To be pitiful, sad, or abandoned.
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The yin-yang in most cultures means good vs evil. This is an example of what...?
What is Symbolism
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In The Canterbury Tales prologue who is the first pilgrim that is mentioned by the host?
The Knight
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How many characters are in The Canterbury Tales?
30
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Who is the hunter that has the finest clothes, and horses?
The Monk
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What is an Incubus?
Demon rapist
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What is ironic about the pardoner?
He preaches against greed, for money
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How many Canterbury tales were actually completed?
24