The Canterbury Tales Test
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1. Geoffrey Chaucer: -wrote the Canterbury Tales
-(1343-1400)
-Middle class merchant
2. The Canterbury Tales: - -collection of 24 fictional stories of over
17,000 lines of prose and verse written in Middle English in the late
1300s.
3. how many lines of prose were there in the Canterbury Tales?:
--over 17,000
4. When were the Canterbury Tales written?: -late 1300s
5. What was the purpose of the Canterbury Tales?: --to
reveal people and society of the age
6. Was Geoffrey Chaucer well knowledgeable?: - -he was
well traveled and knowledgeable about all aspects of life and
types of people.
-a man of the world
7. Who was Chaucer connected to?: --page in the household
connected to King Edward III
8. Geoffrey Chaucer married? and had how many kids?: -
-he married a lady-in-waiting of the queen (Philippa de Rout).
-had 3 kids
9. Did Chaucer fight in the Hundred's Years War?: - Yes
10.What happened to Chaucer during the war?: - -He was
captured by the enemy and ransomed by the king
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11.How did King Edward reward him for an unspecified task?:
--"a gallon of wine daily"
-he collected it for the rest of his life.
12.who might be an inspiration of the knight?: -Sir John
Hawkwood, British knight in Milan.
13.Chaucer was part of?: - -justice of the peace
-member of the parliament
14.Chaucer supervised the construction of?: --Westminster
Abbey
-Tower of London
15.Chaucer was deputy of the Royal Forest North Petherton.:
- -forrester
16.How did he die and where was he buried?: - -He died of
unknown causes around 1400
-He was the first writer to be buried in the "Poet's Corner" of
Westminster Abbey.
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17.Chaucer was the first writer to use what language in a
major literary work?: --English
18.The assortment of people in the Canterbury Tales are
thrown together to go on?: --a journey
19.The characters in the Canterbury Tales shows...?: --a
likelike cross-section of medieval society
-shows almost all professions of 14th century and people's
characteristics from folly to wisdom.
20.Frame Tale: -a story that provides a vehicle or frame for telling
other stories ( a story within a story)
21.where are the pilgrims traveling to? how many pilgrims?:
- -29 pilgrims are traveling to the SHRINE OF ST. THOMAS OF
BECKET (who was brutally murdered after quarreling with the king)
22.General prologue: -introduces the pilgrims, and they proceed
to have a sto- ry-telling contest.
23.Pilgrim's Prologue: - Introduction to their individual tales
24.Stories: These are told by each of the pilgrims on the journey as a
competition for a free supper (they will each tell four along the way)
25.Do all pilgrims have a story and are they complete?: - It is
speculated that the Tales are INCOMPLETE, as not all pilgrims have a
story
26.feaudalism: --social class system implemented by William the
Conqueror after he defeated the English King and made himself king.
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27.Society in middle ages-Feudalism (list the members): - 1)
King-all powerful
2) Nobles- religious leaders
3) Knights- armed services
4) Merchants and Tradesmen- middle
class 5 Serfs/Peasants- working class
28.Could people move from one class to another class?: -
No (they barely could)
29.Serfs: - -serfs were not saves
-they were bound to the land, even if they didn't own it
30.did serfs have to pay money to the church?: -Yes, they also
provided ser- vices to the lord
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1. Geoffrey Chaucer: -wrote the Canterbury Tales
-(1343-1400)
-Middle class merchant
2. The Canterbury Tales: - -collection of 24 fictional stories of over
17,000 lines of prose and verse written in Middle English in the late
1300s.
3. how many lines of prose were there in the Canterbury Tales?:
--over 17,000
4. When were the Canterbury Tales written?: -late 1300s
5. What was the purpose of the Canterbury Tales?: --to
reveal people and society of the age
6. Was Geoffrey Chaucer well knowledgeable?: - -he was
well traveled and knowledgeable about all aspects of life and
types of people.
-a man of the world
7. Who was Chaucer connected to?: --page in the household
connected to King Edward III
8. Geoffrey Chaucer married? and had how many kids?: -
-he married a lady-in-waiting of the queen (Philippa de Rout).
-had 3 kids
9. Did Chaucer fight in the Hundred's Years War?: - Yes
10.What happened to Chaucer during the war?: - -He was
captured by the enemy and ransomed by the king
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11.How did King Edward reward him for an unspecified task?:
--"a gallon of wine daily"
-he collected it for the rest of his life.
12.who might be an inspiration of the knight?: -Sir John
Hawkwood, British knight in Milan.
13.Chaucer was part of?: - -justice of the peace
-member of the parliament
14.Chaucer supervised the construction of?: --Westminster
Abbey
-Tower of London
15.Chaucer was deputy of the Royal Forest North Petherton.:
- -forrester
16.How did he die and where was he buried?: - -He died of
unknown causes around 1400
-He was the first writer to be buried in the "Poet's Corner" of
Westminster Abbey.
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17.Chaucer was the first writer to use what language in a
major literary work?: --English
18.The assortment of people in the Canterbury Tales are
thrown together to go on?: --a journey
19.The characters in the Canterbury Tales shows...?: --a
likelike cross-section of medieval society
-shows almost all professions of 14th century and people's
characteristics from folly to wisdom.
20.Frame Tale: -a story that provides a vehicle or frame for telling
other stories ( a story within a story)
21.where are the pilgrims traveling to? how many pilgrims?:
- -29 pilgrims are traveling to the SHRINE OF ST. THOMAS OF
BECKET (who was brutally murdered after quarreling with the king)
22.General prologue: -introduces the pilgrims, and they proceed
to have a sto- ry-telling contest.
23.Pilgrim's Prologue: - Introduction to their individual tales
24.Stories: These are told by each of the pilgrims on the journey as a
competition for a free supper (they will each tell four along the way)
25.Do all pilgrims have a story and are they complete?: - It is
speculated that the Tales are INCOMPLETE, as not all pilgrims have a
story
26.feaudalism: --social class system implemented by William the
Conqueror after he defeated the English King and made himself king.
, The Canterbury Tales Test
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27.Society in middle ages-Feudalism (list the members): - 1)
King-all powerful
2) Nobles- religious leaders
3) Knights- armed services
4) Merchants and Tradesmen- middle
class 5 Serfs/Peasants- working class
28.Could people move from one class to another class?: -
No (they barely could)
29.Serfs: - -serfs were not saves
-they were bound to the land, even if they didn't own it
30.did serfs have to pay money to the church?: -Yes, they also
provided ser- vices to the lord
