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pilgrims from oxford cleric - end Flashcards

1
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the oxford cleric is ___ with a hollow look

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thin

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the oxford cleric’s horse is

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thinner than a rake

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oxford cleric’s sin

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sloth- instead of working he borrows money.

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4
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the lawyer’s deadly sins

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sloth and greed

he was less busy than he seemed to be and charged large amounts for his services

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5
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no one could pinch a comma from his screeds

means–

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the lawyer

he wrotewell

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6
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he knew every statue off by rote

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lawyer

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what does rote mean

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able to repeat in repetition

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8
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it positively snowed with meat and drink is from the

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franklin

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9
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what is a franklin

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a wealthy land owner

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10
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what is the franklin’s job

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to collect taxes

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11
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what is possibly the franklin’s sin

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gluttony

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12
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who else has everything polished like the yeoman

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the haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, carpet maker, and the cook

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what was the sin of the haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, carpet maker, and the cook

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pride- believed tehir work was better than anyone else

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they were so trim and fresh their gear would pass for new

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the haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, carpet maker, and the cook

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the haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, carpet maker, and the cook are all part oft the

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new middle class

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16
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the summer heat had tanned his color brown

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skipper

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17
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pestilence means

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plagues

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18
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how were pestilences good for the doctor

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more sick people = more money

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19
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the doctor eats in

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moderation

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20
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what is the doctor’s deadly sin

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greed- love for money

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21
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in his own diet he observed some measure / there were no superfluities for pleasure

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doctor

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22
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and each made money from the other’s guile

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doctor

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23
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bath is a

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city/ vacation spot

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24
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what is the wife of bath’s occupation

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seamstress

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25
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why is the wife of bath on the trip

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to show off or chat or have fun

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26
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what is the gapped tooth a sign of

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beauty

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27
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and she had thrice been to jerusalem

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wife of bath

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28
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and knew the remedies for love’s mischances

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wife of bath

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29
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the wife of bath can be compared to the _____ because they are both ____

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monk

modern

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30
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the wife of bath’s deadly sins

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lusty- red clothing, 5 husbands
pride- boastful, 
greed- flaunts her wealth
wrath- gets angry at those who go before her 
gluttony- shapely figure
31
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who must go first in the church offerings

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wife of bath

32
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the parson can be compared to the ____ as they both don’t have a ____

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knight

deadly sin

33
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what is the parson’s deadly sin

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nothing

34
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never contemptuous of sinful men is a ___ and describes

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hyperbole

parson

35
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what does the parson do

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member of the clergy

helps the poor

36
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that if gold rust, what then will iron do

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parson

37
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he stayed at home … so that no wolf should make the sheep miscarry

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parson

38
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and shame it is to see. a shitten shepherd and a snowy flock

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parson

39
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what is the plowman’s sin

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nothing

40
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he was an honest worker, good and true

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plowman

41
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loving God best with all his heart and mind And then his neighbor as himself, repined

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plowman

42
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what does the plowman do

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works in the field

43
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a poor but noncomplaining man

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plowman

44
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who made sure to pay his tithes

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plowman

45
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the plowman was a brother in

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Christ

46
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who boasts his strength

A

the miller

47
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he could heave any door off hinge and post

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miller

48
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how much pounds are in a stone

A

14

49
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the miller is a person with a ____ mouth and tells ____ stories

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vulgar

tavern

50
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who has a wart on nose and hair on wart

A

miller

51
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a thumb of gold, by God to gauge an oat

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miller

52
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what does the manciple do

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purchase food and supplies for a law court

53
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he can outpace the wisdom of a heap of learned men

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manciple

54
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who tries to get the best deal on everything and is therefore guilty of greed and believes he is the best at his job so he is guilty of pride

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manciple

55
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who has the rusty blade

A

reeve

56
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who has many outbursts of anger

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reeve

57
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and he could judge by watching drought and rain

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reeve

58
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feared like the plague he was, by those beneath

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reeve

59
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well tucked away yet out it came to pleasure means

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the reeve is stealing money

60
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the reeve can be compared to ___ bc they are both dishonest and good at what they do

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skipper

61
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what is the job of the reeve

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he is appointed by the lord to be a boss and overseer
he is in charge of crop and farm animals .
in charge of the book

62
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what two pilgrims have hot heads

A

franklin

reeve

63
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who are thin pilgrims

A

oxford cleric

reeve

64
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who was ugly

A

summoner

65
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who was stupid and had bad breath

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summoner

66
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who could be bribed to excused a concubine (prostitute)

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summoner

67
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for in his purse the punishment should be

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summonr

68
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who had hair as yellow as wax

hanging down smoothly like a hank of flax

A

pardoner

69
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he had the small voice a goat has goat

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pardoner

70
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who is compared to a gelding

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pardoner

71
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gelding

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neutured horse

72
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and by his flatteries and prevarication/ made monkeys of the priest and congregation

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pardoner

73
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prevarication

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lies

74
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examples of the pardoner’s relics

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piece of sail that peter has
pillow case that was lady’s veil
pile of pig bones

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