Canterbury Tales TEST
STUDY:
• NOTES Background to Medieval Age &
Question sheet; characterization; literary devices
•Genre Types (on back of social structure sheet)
• “Prologue” to Canterbury Tales and the two
tales: “The Pardoner’s Tales” and “The Wife of
Bath’s Tale” – Analysis sheet for “Pardoner’s”
will be DUE the day of test; Analysis for “Wife’s”
is extra credit
•BRING: Character Sheets and a pencil!
• Questions 1-43: Background to
Medieval Age, Chaucer’s Life, The
Prologue (p. 113), the tales and their
lessons, literary devices & examples
• Questions 44-75: Character
descriptions and quotes
• Questions 76-100: Vocabulary
• Questions 101-125: Types of Tales &
Literary Devices
• Stereotype of a philosophical student
• Suggests that the travelers have a
storytelling contest to pass the time on their
journey
• Named Hubert; he has a natural gift for
begging he plays the hurdy-gurdy, and he
has a lisp
• Has trouble sleeping because he's so in love;
"could make songs and poems," and knows
how to joust dance and draw
• While this pilgrim must have spent many
mornings carting manure through the fields,
he followed Christian principles.
• He plans to give a realistic account of what
each person said
• Enjoys telling filthy tavern stories; tells the
tale of Alison and Nickolas and the trick they
play on John
• He is a "proper forester," has a longbow and
a "head like a nut," and wears "a medal of St.
Christopher"
• A model of the landed gentry; kind, old, and
generous
• A "wrangler and buffoon"; plays the
bagpipes
• A "model ecclesiast"; a "shepherd and no
mercenary"
• Named Harry Bailey; he is a "merry-hearted
man"
• A tale of an inspirational act or martyrdom
• Stories based on clever tricks involving
infidelity
• “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” because it speaks
of love, adventure, and pageantry, can be
considered a _____.
• A sermon that illustrates a known moral
lesson.
• Stories set in the Brittany region of France or
Celtic in origin; speak of magic, fairies,
folklore, and courtly love.
• Tales told to inspire moral conduct in the
listener.