Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of
Merchants
Pilgrims
Animals
Actors
The people in Canterbury Tales travel to Canterbury to receive:
Money they are owed from the government
Advice from the hermit who lives on the mountain there
Blessings from St. Thomas à Becket, the martyr
Produce from the farmers in that area
The host of the _________________________________________________ proposes that everyone tell a story to pass the time, and they make a contest out of it.
Canterbury Church
Local castle
Tabard Inn
King John restaurant and apothecary
they decide who will tell the first story by:
Voting
Casting lots
going youngest to oldest
drawing straws
The first to tell a story is the
Knight
Reeve
Nun
Chaucer
After the Miller's tale, everyone laughs except
The Reeve
The Franklin
The Host
The host is pleased with the tale the Man of Law tells
The Wife of Bath and the Summoner tell tales about each other
The summoner tells two obscene tales about a friar
Which of the following tell a tale about love and marriage (check all that apply)
the reeve
the franklin
the clerk
the merchant
Most of the tales are told in prose
Which tells a tale with animals as the characters?
The Monk
The Nun's Priest
The Canterbury Tales ends with
The parson's sermon
Chaucer's retraction
