Canterbury Tails Prologue Quiz Flashcards
Palmers
Pilgrims who carried palm branches as a token that they had visited the holy land
Frame story
A frame story exist when the story is told within a narrative setting or frame, Creating a story within a story
Penance
And outperform to make amends for one sins
Absolution
Formal forgiveness for one’s sins
Shrift
Confession
Tithes
Standard payments made to the church
The knight
A warrior who has fought in the Crusades, the military campaigns of medieval Christians against the Muslims
The Squire
The knights son and attendant
The yeoman
A master woodsman serving the knight
The prioress
A nun ranking just below the head none
The monk
A member of a religious order who also served as the head of his monastery
The friar
A preacher who travels about, begging for donations
Merchant
A seemingly wealthy businessman and
The Oxford clerk
A Poor scholar educated at Oxford university for the clergy
The Man of the law
A lawyer appointed by the king to serve as the judge of the traveling law court
The Franklin
A wealthy landowner
The skipper
A master of his vessel who hails from the country of dark mouth
The doctor
Respected medical man
The wife of Bath
A widow from the town of bath
The parson
A parish priest from the rural parish
The plowman
A farmer who is the parsons Brother
The Miller
The operator of a grain mill
The reeve
A manager of a wealthy landowners estate
Summoner
A petty officer who sites persons to appear before the church courts
