Canterbury Tales

In Chaucer's time, this was the term that meant "everyday language." 

In "The Pardoner's Tale" what do the three young men find under the tree?

Which pilgrim had an ulcer on his knee?

In Chaucer's time, serious poets didn't do what?

What do we call a religious journey to a shrine or holy place?

How many tales did Chaucer actually write for "The Canterbury Tales"?

What was the kinship between the knight and squire?

According to the host's plan, how many stories did each pilgrim have to tell on the trip?

In "The Pardoner's Tale" how do the two older rioters kill the youngest rioter?

Which word means "excess"?

Who wrote "Marriage is a Private Affair"?

When something happens that is different from what you expect, what do we call this?

What do we call an anecdote that teaches a moral lesson?

Of the tales Chaucer wrote, how many were not finished?

What was the host's name from The Canterbury Tales?

Canterbury pilgrims are visiting the shrine of whom?

In "The Pardoner's Tale" what can be found under the tree, according to the old man?

Who was the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

What was the kinship between the Parson and the Plowman?

Which of the following pilgrims was a landowner?

Which pilgrim was a woodsman who wore green?

Chaucer if often referred to as the Father of ______

Approximately how many people made the pilgrimage to Canterbury in the 15th century?

Which word means "careful"?

What was the name of the borough in London where the Canterbury pilgrims gathered?

Which of the following is a method Chaucer uses to characterize his pilgrims?

What is the word that means "greedy"?

Which pilgrim was an estate manager?

What is another word for "ribaldry"?

Which of the following senior subjects do you have to pass to graduate?

What do we call a story within a story?

Which of the following is Latin for "The love of money is the root of all evil"?

Which of the following is the name of a Canterbury pilgrim?

Which pilgrim purchased food and beverage for a university?

In "The Pardoner's Tale" how does the youngest rioter kill the two older rioters?

In "Telephone Conversation" what was the landlord mainly concerned about?

What does the Pardoner call the three main characters in his story?

Who exhales "an air upon every grove and heath"?

Who wrote "Telephone Conversation"?

Which of the following was one of the main social classes of medieval times?

What does "abominable" mean?

According to the Prologue, in what month do people long to go on pilgrimages?

How many guildsmen were on the Canterbury pilgrimage?

Which writer/poet was punished for seccesionist activities?

The story of the tortoise and the hare is an example of what?

Which of the following was known for his affiliation with the "Harlem Renaissance"?

Who would rather spend his money on 20 books?

What do we call it when you say one thing but mean something else?

Who told a tale about a lust for gold that resulted in death for all?

Where did the Canterbury pilgrimage begin?