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Eternal damnation
(vocabulary)
Perdition
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A man who's wife has committed adultery
(vocabulary)
Cuckold
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A place devoted to religious seclusion
(vocabulary)
Cloister
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Social position or rank
(vocabulary)
Station
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Morally pure; innocent, decent
(vocabulary)
Chaste
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A senile person
(vocabulary)
Dotard
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One who prepares and sells drugs legally
(vocabulary)
Apothecary
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Easily angered; bad tempered
(vocabulary)
Choleric
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An English parliament member
(vocabulary)
Burgess
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Conceited; Arrogant; Stuck-up
(vocabulary)
Pompous
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To release from punishment
(vocabulary)
Pardon
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Venomous snake
(vocabulary)
Adder
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Mindful of the future
(vocabulary)
Provident
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Greed/extreme desire for wealth
(vocabulary)
Avarice
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Ominous or potentially evil
(vocabulary)
Forebading
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Food
(vocabulary)
Victuals
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Mistress/lover in adulterer affair
(vocabulary)
Paramour
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The formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
(vocabulary)
Absolution
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Criminal offense of marrying a person while still legally married to another
(vocabulary)
Bigaruy
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Who was the author of Morte Darthur?
Sir Thomas Malory
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Where were the first books of Morte Darthur printed at?
The Caxton Printing Press
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Who was the author of The Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
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How many people went on the pilgrimage in the Canterbury Tales?
30
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How much of the Canterbury Tale's was completed?
1/5
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Where did the pilgrimage start?
The Tabard Inn in Southwark
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Where was the pilgrimage headed?
To see Thomas Beckett's shrine in Canterbury
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What was the name of the inn keeper?
Harry Bailey
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Who lived around 300 B.C. and always wanted the finer things in life?
Epicurus
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What was the name of the person who could not exit their limits?
Limiter
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How did the people in the Canterbury Tale's win the storytelling contest?
Their stories had to have good morality and general pleasure
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At what time of the year did the pilgrimage start?
April
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When the audience, reader, or author character knows something important that the speaking or acting character does not know
(vocabulary)
Dramatic Irony
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A way of using humor to point out how weak, bad, terrible someone or something is. It does not appear to be humorous on the surface, but when one looks at the big picture, the humor is obvious
(vocabulary)
Satire
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A lose-lose scenario; one in which your decision, regardless of what is is, will cost you
(vocabulary)
Catch-22
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When William decided to survey England and determine exactly what everyone owned, his men wrote decisions down into a ledger which is officially titled "The Description of England." What did the hold over Anglo-Saxons/Britons refer to it as?
Domesday Book
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What is the military service rendered in return for the right to live on and tend to land belonging to the government called?
Feudalism
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What was the code of ethics by which knights lived and which elevated the status of women and dictated protocol for fight by knights called?
Chivalry
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What was the name of the university which was established in England by the year of 1117?
Oxford
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Thomas Beckett, who was killed by 4 of Henry II's knights, without Henry's knowledge, held this title, which led to Henry being excommunicated by the Catholic Church. What was his title and/or job?
Thomas Beckett was the Archbishop of Canterbury
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What is the name of the document that King John was forced to sign in 1215, which limited his power and is the foundation for the formation of Parliament?
Magna Carta
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The Hundred Years War was a battle that took place between England and what other country?
France
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What killed 1/3 of England's population?
Black Death/ Bubonic Plague
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The time period during which people quarreled over who was the Pope and during which time there were as many as 3 popes at a time was called what?
The Great Schism
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List 3 things the Squire did for entertainment while riding
Sing, Tell Stories, Dance
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What did the Clerk from Oxford do with whatever amount of money he got?
Spent money on books and learning instead of food and clothing
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The Friar would absolve anyone of their sins if they did what?
If they paid/bribed him
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Who had a sore on his shin, which may have been alarming to others on the trip in the medieval period in England?
The Cook
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Who spoke "Inferior French" and was pleasant and sensitive?
The Prioress
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Who was, as Chaucer writes, "Not Undergrown"?
The Prioress
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Who served as an intermediary between the lord of a manor and the workers and was feared by those beneath him?
The Reeve
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Who is the Squire's dad?
The Knight
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How many husbands had the Wife of Bath had?
5
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What did the Monk do for fun, which most though he shouldn't do?
He went hunting
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What was the Yeoman's job/duty?
Carried all the Knight's weapons (his servant)
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How did the Haberdasher, Dyer, Weaver, Carpenter and Arras Maker's wives benefit from their husbands going on the trip?
They were looked upon as prominent citizens
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Who was the illiterate man who could outsmart learned men when it came to buying at the market?
The Manciple
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Who scared kids with his zit covered face and would allow sinners to get away with their sins if they pain him enough?
The Summoner
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Who rode side by side with the pardoner?
The Summoner
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The Battles the Knight fought in were all a part of what?
The Crusades
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Who does Chaucer refer to when he writes, "There is nowhere a better priest, I trow"?
The Parson
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About whom does Chaucer write, "A voice he had that bleated like a goat"?
The Pardoner
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Who was more concerned with the pursuit of pleasure and find food and wine than anything else?
The Franklin
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What makes the Physician a good doctor?
He knew the cause to every sickness and gave every sick man a remedy. He was also well versed on his medieval medicence
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What does Chaucer say about the relationship between the doctors and druggists?
They had a good relationship because of all the money they both collected
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In what ways does Chaucer use color to help characterize the Wife of Bath?
He uses red to demonstrate her whore like qualities
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What biblical allusion does Chaucer use in the description of the Parson?
The allusion of the Shepard to describe how holy and virtuous the Parson is
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Two words the Wife of Bath uses to describe marriage are ___________ and __________
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_________ is not a commandment in the bible, so she likes to be married.
Virginity
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According to the Wife of Bath, is she made of gold or wood?
Wood
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Two things the Wife of Bath wants a husband to be.
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Who chastises the Wife of Bath about her search for a husband?
The Pardoner
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What did the 3 "good" husbands have in common?
Rich and Old
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If a woman is worth her salt, what can she always do?
Prove her husband is at fault
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What 3 things can drive a man away from a home?
Smoke, scolding women, and buildings falling into a wreck
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Who does the Wife of Bath tell husband #4 she wouldn't marry even is he died tomorrow?
Apprentice Johnny
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the Wife of Bath said her old ragged clothes make her feel like a singed _____.
cat
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the Wife of Bath wrecked her husband's peace even though they were __________
innocent
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the Wife of Bath says that the reason she went out every night was to keep her husband's _________ _____ in sight.
Wenching well
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the Wife of Bath basically killed her 4th husband by frying him in his own grease of...
Jealousy and Rage
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Why did the Wife of Bath love her 5th husband the most of all?
He was disdainful in his love
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What did the Wife of Bath wear when she went out flirting?
Her scarlett dress
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Why couldn't the Wife of Bath's scarlet dress be eaten by moths?
Cause she wore it everyday
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What was the Wife of Bath's husband number 5's name?
Johnny
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the Wife of Bath's gap between her teeth meant that she had ____________ natures
amorous
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What did Arrius want from Latumius?
A cutting from the tree
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What did the Wife of Bath do the three pages of Johnny's book?
Tore them out
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What did Johnny do to the Wife of Bath after she tore his book?
Hit her on the head
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What did the Wife of Bath get from Johnny that she wanted from all of her husbands?
Government of house and land
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What 2 people on the pilgrimage attacked each other's profession's?
Summoner and Friar
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Who was the peace maker at the end of the Wife of Bath Prologue?
The Host
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Who is known as Madam Eglantine?
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Prioress
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Who wears rosary beads and a golden broach with an A?
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Prioress
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Who rode with the two nuns?
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Priest
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Who's name is Hubert?
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Friar
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Who is a good singer?
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Friar
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Who was always ready to befriend young women or rich men who might need his services? He also didn't like dealing with the sick or poor.
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Friar
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Who had a thumb of gold?
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Merchant
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Who works for the guildsman?
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The cook
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Who has a gift for singing and preaching?
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Pardoner
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Who speaks a few words in Latin in an attempt to sound educated?
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Summoner
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In charge of getting provisions for a college or court
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Maniciple
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Who is the Parson's brother?
(Character from the Canterbury Tales)
The Plowman
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How many pilgrimage's has the wife of Bath previously been on?
3
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