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| 7750285867 | What is known about Geoffrey Chaucer's Parents? | Father was a prosperous wine merchant. Not much is known about his mother. | 0 | |
| 7750295611 | The invention of what device allowed Chaucer's works to be widely distributed? | The Printing Press | 1 | |
| 7750295612 | What about Chaucer's early life allowed him to see France and Italy? | He was a Page to the Countess of Ulster, wife of King Edward III's son. Captured by the French in 1359 (but was ransomed by the king) Later went on diplomatic missions to France and Italy. | 2 | |
| 7750307787 | Around what time period did Chaucer write? | Roughly 1390 The Middle Ages | 3 | |
| 7750310658 | How many total tales were there? | 24 | 4 | |
| 7750316878 | Instead of Latin or French, The Canterbury Tales were written in... | ...common vernacular. | 5 | |
| 7750324044 | According to the prologue, The Canterbury Tales begins (where)... | ...outside of a a tavern in London. | 6 | |
| 7750331311 | Where were the pilgrims going? | The Shrine of St. Becket | 7 | |
| 7750336648 | How many tales were in the finalized version of The Canterbury Tales? How many were there originally supposed to be? | 24 120 | 8 | |
| 7750353987 | Why didn't all 120 tales get written? | Historians believe Chaucer revised it to be finished before his death. | 9 | |
| 7750397424 | What is the overall structure of the Canterbury Tales called? | Frame Story | 10 | |
| 7750406547 | What are three of the main areas of society Chaucer satirizes? | Social rank The position of women The corruption of the church | 11 | |
| 7750490304 | What was Chaucer's role within the Canterbury tales? | He was the narrator (who sets up the frame). | 12 | |
| 7750514386 | The Code Of Chivalry (define) | Ideals emphasized in sacred oaths taken by knights which were combined with strict rules for combat, ettiquette and moral behavior. | 13 | |
| 7751148856 | The Knight's Code of Chivalry (as described by the Song of Roland) | 1. To fear God and maintain His Church 2. To serve the liege lord in valour and faith 3.To protect the weak and defenceless 4. To give succour to widows and orphans 5.To refrain from the wanton giving of offence 6.To live by honour and for glory 7. To despise pecuniary reward 8. To fight for the welfare of all 9. To obey those placed in authority 10. To guard the honour of fellow knights 11. To eschew unfairness, meanness and deceit 12. To keep faith 13. At all times to speak the truth 14. To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun 15. To respect the honour of women 16. Never to refuse a challenge from an equal 17. Never to turn the back upon a foe | 14 | |
| 7751210863 | Archetype | A recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology Can be situations, settings, symbols and/or characters i.e. the wise old man, the wicked witch i.e. meeting a foe/evil being in the forest i.e. the battle of good vs. evil i.e. the loyal best friend i.e. a river | 15 | |
| 7751450405 | Briefly describe the story of Diana and Actaeon. | Actaeon is hunting with his kinsmen and wanders off into a secluded part of the forest. He stumbles upon Diana and her nymphs taking a bath. Diana turns him into a stag (hart) and Actaeon's own dogs hunt him down and devour him. | 16 | |
| 7751472846 | What is the difference between the story of Midas in the WOB's tale and Ovid's Metamorphoses? | WOB: Midas' wife knew about his ass' ears. She told a river. Ovid: A barber-slave knew and dug a hole and told the dirt. | 17 | |
| 7751519426 | The WOB's tale asks this major question | What do women REALLY want? | 18 | |
| 7751524719 | What do women really want, according to the WOB? | Sovereignty over their husbands. The right to choose and have control. | 19 | |
| 7751543966 | Descriptors for the Wife Of Bath (as told in the General Prologue) | Married 5 times Gap-toothed (suggests promiscuity) Wears spurs (aggressive/commanding) Is skilled at sewing and fabric-craft (self-sufficient) Generous (except when someone upstages her) Pious (always tries to be first to donate at the altar) Wears red stockings rides her horse like a man skilled in the "old dance" (has had many partners) can hold her own in the company of men (good-natured and fun-loving) | 20 | |
| 7751595594 | Why was the Knight the first to tell his story? | Because he is the highest in the social and economic hierarchy of the feudal era. Chaucer is satirizing this structure, as the knight constantly interjects into his own story, revealing a suggested inability to have a firm grasp of story-telling language. | 21 | |
| 7751624735 | What lesson was the WOB trying to teach the Pardoner about marriage? | That he shouldn't get married. | 22 | |
| 7751634991 | What three Gods did Theseus build temples for in the coliseum? (The Knight's Tale) | Venus (Palamon), Diana (Emeleye), and Mars (Arcite) | 23 | |
| 7751655142 | Chaucer's Canterbury Tales were all written in ______________ (what kind of metrical line) and is organized by rhyming ________________. | Iambic pentameter (10 syllables per line) couplets | 24 | |
| 7751704074 | The Dark/Early Middle Ages was mostly characterized by what happened after...(what major event in history)? | ...the fall of the Roman empire. | 25 | |
| 7751716558 | During the Middle Ages, the __________ church was at the height of its power. | Catholic | 26 | |
| 7751722618 | In the late middle ages, this malady caused a huge decline in the population. | The Black Death | 27 |
