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Canterbury Tales
2011 finals
100
English
11th Grade
12/18/2011

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how long did chaucer live?
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1343-1400
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how was it written?
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vernacular
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why wasn't the stories finished?
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lost ability to rhyme
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lambonic pantometer
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unstressed, stressed
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how long was the journey?
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55 miles
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where was the journey to?
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visit thomas becket at cantebury
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where does the journey start?
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tabard inn
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how many pilgrims were there?
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29
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how does the pardoner describe his own personality & morals in the prologue?
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admits he is corrupt and greedy
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why are the rioters looking for death?
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so they can kill it
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where does the old man say death is?
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under the tree
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what do the men plan to do with the gold?
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keep it
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why do the pardoner and the host argue?
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the host doesn't want a pardon
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what moral does the pardoner want you to get from his story?
Definition
greed leads to death
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what odes chaucer want you to get from the pardoner's tale?
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story with a moral can be evil
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what is a framing narrative?
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story in a story
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why do they tell stories?
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free food and entertainment
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how many stories do they tell?
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4 per person
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who doesn't court women?
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miller
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who stays awake all night & doesn't like animal cruelty
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prioress
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who uses love potions?
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lady of bath
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who has fake relics?
Definition
pardoner
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who loans his land owner money?
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reeve
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what does the story not mention?
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their homes
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how does the pardoner treat the host?
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petty
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who does the boy go into town to talk with?
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chemist
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what was the knights crime?
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raped the maiden
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what was his punishments?
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death or answer "what women most desire?"
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how much time does the knight have to answer the question?
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year and a day
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what bargain do the knight and old women strike?
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if she gives his an answer he must do whatever she asks of him
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what does the old woman want?
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marriage
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what offer does the old woman offer the knight?
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pretty but unfaithful wife or ugly but faithful
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what opinions does the wife of bath express?
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women don't keep secrets, don't want faults pointed out, want power in marriage
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what do the wife of bath's opinions in her tale say about her?
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lustful and self aware
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what do the fake relics say about the pardoner?
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cheap and stingy
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who is willing to cheat his customers?
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pardoner
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what does it mean when the pardoner preaches against greed?
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hypocrite
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what is the most important thing to the pardoner?
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money
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who is wise, modest, brave, truthful, honest and generous?
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knight
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what did the knight wear?
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simple tunic of linen and cotton
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who liked to dance, sing, joust and play the flute?
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squire
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what did the squire look like?
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curly hair, 20 years old, short gown
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why doesn't the squire sleep?
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he stayed up to chase girls
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who looks like robinhood?
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yeoman
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who wore the st. christopher medal?
Definition
yeoman
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what were the sins of the squire?
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lust and pride
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what were the sins of the prioress?
Definition
pride, greed and envy
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what was the prioress's name?
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madam eglantyne
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which woman spoke french in order to seem superior?
Definition
prioress
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what was the friars name?
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hubert
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who charged money for confessions?
Definition
friar
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who wore a wool cape, hood, pocket knife, box with pins and was bald?
Definition
friar
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what were the sins of the friar?
Definition
greed, lust, envy, pride, sloth and gluttony
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what did the merchant sell?
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wool
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who wore a beaver hat, colorful gown and buckled boots?
Definition
merchant
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who was in debt?
Definition
merchant
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what were the sins of the merchant?
Definition
greed, pride and envy
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who was the student?
Definition
oxford cleric
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who was a lawyer?
Definition
sergeant of law
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who had a pinstripe belt and multicolored coat?
Definition
sergeant of law
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what were the sins of the sergeant of law?
Definition
greed, envy, pride and sloth
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who was the non-noble land owner?
Definition
franklin
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who had a white beard, silk purse, dagger, birds and fish?
Definition
franklin
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what were the sins of the franklin?
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gluttony
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who was the sheriff, judge and country rep?
Definition
franklin
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who had an ulcer?
Definition
cook
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what did the merchant's guildsman wear?
Definition
silver and gold
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what were the sins of the merchant's guildsman?
Definition
greed, pride and envy
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who wore a dagger on a string, beard, tan and wool gown?
Definition
skipper
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who was a sailor?
Definition
skipper
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who rode a ship called maudelayne?
Definition
skipper
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what were the sins of the skipper?
Definition
gluttony, greed and envy
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who wore red clothing and a gray sash?
Definition
doctor
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what were the sins of the doctor?
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greed, envy and pride
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who was a priest?
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parson
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who was smart, gave to poor and visited people?
Definition
parson
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who was an honest, hard worker?
Definition
plowman
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who tithed weekly?
Definition
plowman
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what did the plowman wear?
Definition
short jacket
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who was 224 lbs, white coat, blue hood, red beard, war ton nose, sword and buckler, bag pipes, wrestler and wide nostrils?
Definition
miller
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who stole grain?
Definition
miller
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what were the sins of the miller?
Definition
greed, envy and anger
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who worked for a college?
Definition
manciple
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who cheated lawyers he worked for?
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manciple
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who had 30 masters?
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manciple
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who was old, thin, small beard, stick legs, blue coat and rusty knife?
Definition
reeve
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who had a horse named scot?
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reeve
Term
who manages an estate, keeps the saved money and was sneaky?
Definition
reeve
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what were the sins of the manciple?
Definition
greed and envy
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what were the sins of the reeve?
Definition
greed and anger
Term
who had a red face, boils, black brows, thin beard, pimples, narrow eyes and a holly garland?
Definition
summoner
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who loved onion, garlic, drunk and wine?
Definition
summoner
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who were children scared of?
Definition
summoner
Term
what were the sins of the summoner?
Definition
gluttony, greed, pride, envy, sloth and lust
Term
who had yellow eyes, bulging eyes, bald on top, no beard, goat like voice and cap with relic?
Definition
pardoner
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who had a questionable gender?
Definition
pardoner
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what were the sins of the pardoner?
Definition
gluttony, sloth, greed and envy
Term
who was manly, bight eyed and well dressed?
Definition
host
Term
what was the host's name?
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harry bailey
Term
who was the inn keeper that sets up the game?
Definition
host
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