Canterbury Tales Abernathy Test 1

Front 1

When did Chaucer live?

Back 1

1345-1400

Front 2

What were Chaucer’s professions and his knowledge of foreign languages?

Back 2

Courtier, Scholar, Scientist, Soldier, Poet, and maybe a spy. Spoke fluent English, Latin, French, and Italian. Spoke German and Spanish as well.

Front 3

What did Chaucer’s father do?

Back 3

His father was a wine-maker and tavern keeper. He owned one of the very best taverns.

Front 4

Chaucer is the ____ of English literature, explain.

Back 4

He is the father of English literature because he was the first one to write literature in recognizable English.

Front 5

Who usually spoke Latin in this time period?

Back 5

The Church, Courts of Law, and Scholarship – Very intimidating for commoners

Front 6

Who usually spoke French in this time period?

Back 6

the Royal Court, upper classes and literature

Front 7

Who usually spoke regular good ole English in this time period?

Back 7

commoners – more limited life

Front 8

Chaucer is ______ in his writing of the Canterbury Text in order to _________.

Back 8

Ambiguous, not to be killed if he upsets someone

Front 9

What is the name of the inn?

Back 9

Tabard Inn, it is a hostelry

Front 10

What is the genre of the prologue?

Back 10

Reverdie

Front 11

Where is the inn located?

Back 11

Southwark, London

Front 12

What are the rules of the game the pilgrims play?

Back 12

Each character tells 2 stories on the way to Canterbury and 2 on the way back. The one who tells the best tale will get free supper at everyone else’s expense on their way back. The host decides the winner.

Front 13

What is the name of the host?

Back 13

Harry Bailly

Front 14

What are sumptuary laws?

Back 14

Sumptuary laws were restrictions used by the upper class to keep the lower classes in order. Things included weapons, clothing, fur, velvet, cloth and jewelry.

Front 15

Who broke sumptuary laws?

Back 15

Prioress - Rosary with coral beads and golden brooch
Sergerant of Law – wears a silk belt
Franklin – shading the lines, he is nouve rich so….he wears a purse made out of silk
Doctor – Wearing silk, taffen, and blue and red colors.
Miller – carrying sword and shield
(I think) Merchant – Flemish Beaver hat, multicolored tunic

Front 16

Who was Thomas Becket?

Back 16

Originally Henry II’s buddy. He was educated in a university, and was appointed the chancellor in 1155. Henry wanted someone to support his quarrels against the Roman Catholic Church, turns to Becket and appoints the archbishop of Canterbury. Becket then reforms and becomes a champion of the church and the poor. Henry II gets pissed off that his old buddy isn’t helping him, screams “will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest!”. 4 knights take it seriously, and kills him. Becomes instant martyr, Henry II has to make personal pilgrimage.

Front 17

Chaucer the Pilgrim vs. Chaucer the Poet

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Chaucer the Pilgrim introduces himself as naïve and dumb; however, Chaucer the poet is actually extremely clever and disguises many subtle symbols in the actual story.

Front 18

Knight

Back 18

Has a mercenary whiff to him because he allied with heathens to fight other heathens. Also very resourceful because he armed his yeoman.

Front 19

Yeoman

Back 19

Good at what he does, very well armed (breaking sumptuary laws). He is also a woodsman.

Front 20

Squire

Back 20

Basically a player, but behaves differently around his dad. Shows the new and old orders of knighthood.

Front 21

Prioress

Back 21

Grey eyes, Big forehead, kinda fat -> hot by medieval standards. Is an aristocrat, trying to maintain her old lifestyle

Front 22

Monk

Back 22

Loves hunting, really fine greyhounds, wears Grys (underbelly of squirrels), a big pimp, his horse is meant for women to ride (Palfrey)

Front 23

Friar

Back 23

Licensed Beggar, Hangs out with rich people (franklin), knows all the local taverns, paying off his babies through dowries.

Front 24

Merchant

Back 24

Wearing stuff that he shouldn’t wear, not erally impressing people, he is always bragging about how much money he is making; however, he is actually in debt.

Front 25

The Clerk

Back 25

Doesn’t have any money, gets loans and prays for his lenders in return. Well educated, perhaps trying to find the Philosopher’s stone, widely read

Front 26

Sergerant of Law

Back 26

Really good at law, wearing a silk belt (against sumptuary laws).

Front 27

Franklin

Back 27

Not really aristocracy, novuae rich, lots of good food and wine, lots of property, local sheriff, lots of money

Front 28

Cook

Back 28

Can’t cook really well, can identify ales, sore on his knees  syphilis

Front 29

Sailor

Back 29

Brigand, Stole Wine, No conscience

Front 30

Doctor of Medicine

Back 30

Puts ruby, sapphire, ect in medicine in order to cure people; however, he’s faking this in order to get more gold. Breaking sumptuary laws by wearing silk and taffen

Front 31

Wife

Back 31

A little bit deaf, married legally 5 times, has been all over the place, a very good horsewoman, gap tooth – lusty.

Front 32

Parson

Back 32

Very devout, give his money to pay other people’s tithe, take cares of his flock, probably a boy that the church adopted

Front 33

Plowman

Back 33

Very good worker, religious, pays tithe on his property and income,

Front 34

Miller

Back 34

Buff, good at wrestling, carries a sword and shield (not suppose to), thief, big wart on his nose. Breaks down doors

Front 35

Manciple

Back 35

A house maid for law students, good at managing money, no debts whatsoever, outwitting everyone, including his tenants.

Front 36

Reeve

Back 36

Overseer for a landlord, Thin and hairless, Everyone is afraid of him. Takes his lord stuff and sells it back to his lord. Nice dapple grey

Front 37

Summoner

Back 37

Everyone was scared of him, he brings summons from courts. Horney, maybe raping or having sex with really young girls. Doesn’t worry about excommunication, knows all the prostitutes in town, pretty smashed most of the time

Front 38

Pardoner

Back 38

Castrati, castrated. Brings pardon from rome, he also brings along fake relics and cons people’s money with them. Offertory, sings to get money off of people, pretty nasty looking.

Front 39

What is a reverdie?

Back 39

regreening, celebration of spring

Front 40

On his shyne a mormal hadde he

Back 40

On his shin he had a sore.
The Cook probably has syphilis. Disgusting? Even grosser is that his shin is probably at the same level of his cooking pot.

Front 41

And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche

Back 41

And gladly would he learn and teach.
The Clerk demonstrates a characteristic of an ideal teacher.

Front 42

But alderbest he song an offertorie

Back 42

But best of all he sang an offertory.
The Pardoner sings very well and can get people to give monies.

Front 43

Gat-toothed was she, soothly for to seye

Back 43

Gaptoothed was she, I am sad to say.
The Good Wyf of Bath is of a lusty disposition.

Front 44

Of smale houndes hadde she that she fedde/With rosted flessh

Back 44

She had small hounds that she fed with roasted flesh.
The Prioresse had hounds [GASP] that she fed with food better than the food some people eat.

Front 45

Upon the cop right of his nose he hade/A werte, and theron stood a tuft of herys.

Back 45

Upon the right side of his nose he had a hairy wart.
The Miller is just kind of gross.

Front 46

I seigh his sleves purfiled at the hond/With grys, and that the fyneste of a lond

Back 46

I say his sleeves were lined with white fur, the finest in the land.
The Monk is riding all day, yet he wears the very hard-to-maintain white cuffs.

Front 47

Somwhat he lisped…/To make his Englissh sweete upon his tonge

Back 47

Somewhat he lisped to make himself sound sweet.
The Friar lisps to make himself sound sweet. He can charm money from anyone.

Front 48

As leene was his hors as is a rake

Back 48

His horse was as lean as a rake.
The Clerk and his horse are way skinny. He spends his money elsewhere than food.

Front 49

What was the friar's name?

Back 49

Hubert/Huberd

Front 50

At mortal batailles hadde he been fifteen/And foughten for oure feith at Tramyssene

Back 50

He had been at fifteen mortal battles and fought for Christianity at Tramyssene.
The Knight has been in dangerous places, lots of places.

Front 51

I trowe he were a geldyng or a mare

Back 51

I think he was a gelding or a mare.
The Pardoner is either a castrate or a woman. And he's not a woman…

Front 52

Of his visage children were aferd

Back 52

Of his face children were afraid.
The Summoner is one foul looking dude.

Front 53

Hir hosen weren of fyn scarlet red

Back 53

Her hose were of fine scarlet red.
The Good Wyf is a bit racy in her clothing choice.

Front 54

That first he wrought, and afterward he taughte

Back 54

What he tought, he first did.
The Parson practices what he preaches.

Front 55

Ful longe were his legges and ful lene/Ylyk a staf, there was no calf ysene.

Back 55

Full long and lean were his legs. He was like a staff, there was no calf seen.
The Reeve is very thin. You can't see his legs.

Front 56

God loved he best with al his hole herte

Back 56

God he loved best with all his whole heart.
The Plowman is very devout.

Front 57

For gold in phisik is a cordial/Therefore he loved gold in special

Back 57

Gold in medicine is good, ergo he loved gold especially.
The Doctor of Phisik will sell cures for the Plague supposedly with ground gold/precious elements and sell at the associated price.

Front 58

Ful many a draughte of wyn had he drawe/Fro Burdeux-ward

Back 58

He drew many a full draught of wine from Burdeux-ward.
The Shipman steals wine from the wine merchant. The shipman has no conscience.

Front 59

Nowher so bisy a man as he there nas/And yet he semed bisier than he was

Back 59

Nowhere was there a man busier than he, yet he seemed busier than he was.
The Sargent of Law is very busy, very important, but he wants to be more important.

Front 60

He hadde maad ful many a marriage/Of younge women at his owene cost

Back 60

He had made full many a marriage of young women at his own cost.
The Friar marries off young women of his own expense. These women are probably preggers.

Front 61

An outridere, that lovede venerie,/A manly man, to be an abbot able.

Back 61

He was an outrider, that loved hunting. He was a manly man to be an abbot.
The Monk likes hunting [women]…he's very manly.

Front 62

And Frenssh she spak ful faire and fetisly,/After the scole of Stratford ate Bowe

Back 62

And she spoke French well in the style of the school of Stratford at Bowe.
The Prioresse speaks book French from not the best of schools. But she thinks she speaks well.

Front 63

So hoote he lovede that by nightertale/He slepte namoore than dooth a nyghtyngale.

Back 63

So hot he loved, that by night he slept no more than a nightengale.
The Squyer is like those male birdies looking out for the females. At night he loves hotly.

Front 64

Ther wish no wight that he was in dette.

Back 64

There was no one who knew he was in debt.
The Merchant is trying to appear well off thoughto do this he is living beyond his means.

Front 65

For he was Epicurus owene sone.

Back 65

For he was like the son of Epicurus.
The Frankelyn lives his life in excess. The purpose of life is pleasure.