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The Middle Ages
Ballads
The Prologue
Wife of Bath's Tale
Vocabulary
100
The Norman social system that England adopted after William the Conqueror took over
What is Feudalism
100
This character is inquisitive, and she is afraid for her son.
Who is Lord Randall's mother
100
Chaucer's main objective or purpose in "The Prologue"
What is introduce characters
100
This person gives the knight his quest
Who is the Queen
100
Thrifty
What is frugal
200
The two people that could determine a woman's social position
What are father and husband
200
This ballad pokes fun at the absurd bickering of a husband and wife.
What is "Get Up and Bar the Door"
200
A veteran of several pilgrimages and marriages
Who is Wife of Bath
200
What women want according to "The Wife of Bath's Tale"
What is mastery over their husbands
200
Increase over time
What is accrue
300
A caste system of overlords, vassals, and serfs
What is Feudalism
300
This literary device creates rhythm, may emphasize a theme, and is repeated.
What is refrain
300
Chaucer mocks this part of society most harshly (save one man)
What is the Church
300
Which word does NOT describe the knight at the beginning of the tale: shallow, proud, dishonest, disrespectful.
What is dishonest
300
Trouble; misfortune
What is adversity
400
This illness led to freedom for the serfs and greater power for the lower classes.
What is Black Death (or Bubonic Plague)
400
The two gentlemen in "Get Up and Bar the Door" threaten to do these two things.
What are cut off the old man's beard (or burn him with broth) and kiss his wife
400
Carries false holy relics to dupe the gullible
Who is the Pardoner
400
The moment in which the knight shows that he has truly learned what women want
What is asks his wife to decide which form she will take
400
Kind; gracious
What is benign
500
The growth of these led to the development of the middle class, as well as the rise of "people's art" and the collapse of feudalism.
What are cities
500
In "Frankie and Johnny," the line "He was her man, but he was doing her wrong," is an example of this literary device.
What is refrain
500
The line "Thinly they fell, like rat-tails, one by one," is an example of this literary device.
What is imagery
500
On their wedding night, the old woman talks to the knight about poverty, looks, and one more thing. What is it?
What is true and false gentility and virtue (What makes a true gentleman)
500
Pressure
What is duress