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general prologue
Question | Answer |
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what time of year do people go on pilgrimages? | springtime |
where is the narrator staying? | tabard inn |
who is the narrator? | chaucer |
what does the knight love and fight for? | chivalry, truth, and honor |
where has the knight travelled? | christian and heathen territories |
what are the knight's other qualities apart from bravery? | modesty and meekness |
who is the knight's son? | squire |
who does the squire want to find favor with? | his lady |
what does the squire excell at? | jousting, singing, writing, and drawing |
what qualities does the squire possess? | courteous, humble, and modest |
who is the knight's servant? | yeoman |
what kind of arrows does the yeoman have? | peacock |
what is the name of the prioress? | madame eglentyne |
what does the madame take pains to do? | remain dignified |
how compassionate and charitable is the prioress? | she weeps when a mouse is caught |
what does Amor vincit omnia mean? | love conquers all |
who else is with the nun? | a nun, a chaplain, and three priests |
what order is the monk apart of? | benedictine |
what does the monk enjoy doing? | hunting |
who is licensed to beg? | friar |
what is the friar excellent at? | singing |
what is the friar's name? | hubert |
what does the narrator note about the merchant's appearance? | he is so dignified that no one knows he is in debt |
where does the clerk go to school? | oxford |
what does the clerk value over material possessions and riches? | books |
what does the man of laws pretend to be? | busier than he is |
who is the franklin? | cheerful landowner |
who are the five guildsmen? | haberdasher, carpenter, weaver, dyer, and tapestry-maker |
what did the guildsmen hire for their journey? | cook |
what does the shipman ride on? | carthorse |
who did the shipman steal wine from? | merchant |
what does the physician base his medical practice on? | principals of astronomy? |
how does the physician diagnose his cases? | four humors |
what are the four humors? | hot, cold, moist, and dry |
what does the physician little of? | bible |
what does the wife of bath do for a living? | seamstress |
how many times has the wife of bath been married? | 5 |
what are does the wife give good advice in? | love |
what is the parson rich in? | holy thoughts and deeds |
who is the parson's brother? | plowman |
what does the plowman do? | threshes hay |
what does the miller always win prizes at? | wrestling |
what does the miller do in his free time? | dirty stories and bagpipe |
who is the businessman that supplies a school of law? | manciple |
what does the reeve hoard? | money |
what is the reeve talented at? | carpentry |
what does the summoner's disease do to his face? | pimpled, scaly skin with no beard |
what language does the summoner exclusively speak in? | latin |
what does the summoner like to do to people? | swindle |
who rides with the summoner? | pardoner |
what is the pardoner's wallter filled with? | pardons and jewels |
what does the pardoner pretend are relics? | pig bones |
where is the host a citizen of? | cheapside |
what does the host propose the pilgrims do? | tell tales |
what are the rules of the game? | two tales each way |
who must tell the first tales? | knight |