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REVIEW Canterbury Tales
REVIEW
Canterbury Tales
Prologue Review
True or False?
The narrator is the Pardoner.
False. The narrator is Chaucer.
True or False
The narrator meets 20 pilgrims at the Tabard Inn
True
True or False?
The pilgrims were going to the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket.
True
True or False
The knight is very rude and a drunkard.
False. The knight is chivalrous and gentle.
True or False?
The squire is the daughter of the knight.
False. He’s the knight’s son.
Question Answer
Who is the Yeoman? The squire’s servant. A Woodsman.
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Answer the Question
What language does the prioress speak?
French.
Question Answer
Describe the monk. Bald; fat; doesn’t like hard work.
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Description Character
Dainty and pleasant. Very pretty (in medieval standards)
The Prioress
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Bald. Fat.Greasy face.
Monk
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Takes bribes.Has a lisp
Friar
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Forked beard.Good negotiator.
Merchant.
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Oxford student.Loved learning.
Clerk
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Sore on his kneeMaster of his
trade/profession
The cook
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
PatientGivingHoly
Parson
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Parson’s brotherHonest workerPays taxes on time
Plowman
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Red beardStocky (football
player build)Wart on nose
Miller
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Red faceLots of soresAte stinky foodsDrank a lot
Summoner
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Long, yellow hairBulging eyesCarries false relics
The Pardoner
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Harry Bailly Host
Who am I Describing?
Description Character
Wears a wide hatGap-toothedMarried 5 times
The Wife of Bath
Who am I Describing?
Question Answer
What game do the pilgrims play on their way to Canterbury?
Story-telling.Each will tell 2
stories on the way there and 2 on the way back
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Question Answer
In the pardoner’s tale, what do the 3 men set out to find?
Death
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Question Answer
Where does the old man send the 3 men in the Pardoner’s Tale?
To an old oak tree where he says they will find death
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Question Answer
What happens to the three men?
They die because of their greed.
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