The Medieval Period

The ballad stanza consists of four lines called a quatrain and often rhyming abcb

Who wore a coral trinket and was "by no means undergrown"?

the Pardoner

the Miller

Who is the "father of English literature"?

the repetition of a line or lines in every stanza without variation

the Prioress

_____ pledged wealth and service to overlords

developed by the church to instruct the illiterate in the miraculous stories

the Knight

How many stories is each pilgrim supposed to tell?

Who was a "chap of sixteen stone/A great stout fellow, big of brawn and bone"?

a traditional tale, handed down from generation to generation, believed to be based on history

What does the pact reveal about the couple in "Get up and bar the Door"?

Who propses the contest of telling stories on the journey?

the Prioress

Chaucer's pilgrims are on their way to

Characteristics of the ballad:

Ballads are

a drama that portrays a biblical story.

Who has "hair as yellow as wax/Hanging down like a hank of flax"?

During the Medieval Period there were no

the Parson

How is it decided who will go first in storytelling?

the Plowman

___'s desire to control the Roman Catholic Church led to murder of Thomas a Becket

ideal that all knights try for–honorable, courteous, generous, brave, skillful in battle, respectful to women

In 1066 the _____ defeated the _____.

In "Get up and Bar the Door" the goodwife is making

Who has to "bar the door"?

a blend of chivalry with touches of love, magic,and marvels

Who sold fake relics?

the Oxford Cleric

___ encouraged the setting up of the printing press

Which pilgrim tells the first story?

Which pilgrim is a "most distinguished man" who followed "chivalry, truth, honor"?

The Canterbury Tales is set in

the Yeoman

Who is the Parson's brother?

Who has an ulcer on his knee?

___ signed the magna Carta

The pilgrims fall into 3 dominant groups: , , .

One of the men threatens to

Actors played the roles of virtues and vices.

Who "sent his prisoners home; they walked the plank"?

___ led the victory over the French in one battle during the Hundred Years’ War

Who "kept his tippet stuffed with pins for curls/ And pocket kninves to give to pretty girls"?

Which pilgrim has been on several other pilgrimmages?

In the feudal system, land is divided among

When the Normans line came to an end, the roual houses of ___, ___ and ___ ruled.

anonymous traditional story with roots in folk beliefs that rely on supernatural to explain the mysteries of the world

dramatized saints’ lives

the Franklin

Who suffers from carbuncles and "whelks of knobby white" that no creams can cure?

Canterbury Tales includes

Who "knew the remedies for love's mischances/ An art in which [he/she] knew the oldest dances"?