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general prologue
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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kassell2
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