Spring 2012

• The test is scantron with two discussion questions.
• The scantron questions will be true false, multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-theblank.

• The worksheet from the unit introduction
• Background notes on Chaucer and his writing
• Class notes on the pilgrims (from the
PowerPoints)
• Questions about “The Pardoner’s Tale”

• The test questions will be very similar to the ones on this PowerPoint.
• This PowerPoint is on Mrs. Bodenmann’s fairhopehs.com page under
“presentations.”

• ____________ is the rigid social system or structure that governed England in the early medieval era.
• feudalism

• is “Epicurus’ very son,” famous for his hospitality and his generosity with food
• Franklin

• ____________ is a system of ideals and codes of behavior that governed knights and gentlewomen.
• chivalry

• carries a pillow case (and other false relics) said to be a piece of the Virgin
Mary’s veil
• Pardoner

• True or false: at the beginning of his tale the Pardoner states that “money is the root of all evil.”
• False (he says “Greed is the root of all evil.”)

• _______ is an important Italian source for
The Canterbury Tales .
• Boccaccio’s Decameron

• follows “chivalry, truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy” and has
“never said a boorish thing” in his life
• Knight

• True or false: all of the pilgrims in “The
General Prologue” are upper class.
• False

• Geoffrey Chaucer was born into a
_______-class family.
• middle

• has beautiful manners and several small dogs; strains to “counterfeit a courtly kind of grace”
• Nun

• The ______ limited the king’s power and became the basis for English constitutional law.
• Magna Carta

• True or false: Chaucer never left England.
• False

• diagnoses patients using astrology; loves gold
• Doctor

• The Canterbury Tales was written in this language:
• Middle English

• True or False: In the Middle Ages, people who lived in different parts of England often could not understand each others’ speech because of the different versions of Middle English they spoke.
• True

• The one hundred most commonly used words in Modern English come from this language:
• Old English

• has been to Jerusalem three times; is
“skilled in wandering by the way”
• Wife of Bath

• ________ brought about the first feelings of national identity in England.
• Hundred Years’ War

• has terrible sores on the face and loves to eat garlic and onions; only speaks Latin when drunk; values power over people
• Summoner

• In the Middle Ages the upper class in
England spoke this language:
• French

• True or False: All three of the rioters are dead at the end of “The Pardoner’s Tale.”
• True

• This pilgrim rode at the very end of the group of pilgrims, probably so that he can keep an eye on everyone
• Reeve

• The vernacular language in England in the
Middle Ages was
• Middle English

• wears a beautiful, red-and-white embroidered gown and gets very little sleep at night
• Squire

• __________ became the most popular type of literature in medieval England.
• Romance

• loves hunting; has nice clothes, horses, and dogs; “was he to leave the world upon the shelf?”
• Monk

• The entertainment value of Chaucer’s stories was called (in Middle English)
___________ .
• solace

• a “great stout fellow” with a wart on his nose who plays the bagpipes and cheats his customers
• Miller

• The lesson taught by Chaucer’s stories was called (in Middle English) _________.
• sentence

• “Children were afraid when he appeared,” and he accepts bribes
• Summoner

• Chaucer used this literary device to write the Canterbury Tales :
• Frame story

• This pilgrim sings an offertory very well and displays false relics
• Pardoner

• works with apothecaries to maximize profits
• Doctor

• practices what he preaches; is a good shepherd
• Parson

• A journey undertaken to show religious devotion is called _________ .
• pilgrimage

• skinny; loves books more than anything; is very single-minded and serious
• Clerk

• has married off many young women and paid them money to keep quiet about it
• Friar

• knows remedies for the pains of love; is skilled at making cloth
• Wife of Bath

• These works of art, found in churches, helped teach Bible stories to illiterate people:
• Stained glass windows

• can sweet talk a poor widow out of her last penny, but prefers hanging out with the rich people
• Friar

• What was built between 1070-1180?
• First English cathedral

• knows all the good hiding places along the coast of Europe; steals wine
• Skipper

embezzles from his ‘boss’ and is wealthy, though he does not have high social status
Reeve

• In medieval England the upper class’s ancestors came from _________ .
• France

• enjoys telling dirty stories, fighting, and breaking down doors with his head
• Miller

• is very interested in controlling the people around him, including his boss
• Reeve

• This event occurred in October of the year
1066
• Norman Invasion or Conquest

• This person weathers storms and ignores
“the nicer rules of conscience”
• Skipper

• Chaucer tells us that the ______ has come on the pilgrimage to give thanks to
God.
• Knight

• True or false: the nun and monk should follow vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
• True

• The ____ is very proud of his knowledge and feels he has prestige because of his job.
• Knight

• True or false: The Knight, Parson, and
Friar are considered Chaucer’s perfect pilgrims.
• false

• The Squire, Monk, and Clerk will not be on the test!