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The Canterbury Tales Flashcards

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1
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What is the name of the author?

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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What did Geoffrey Chaucer write?

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The Canterbury Tales

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3
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Who is the god of the west wind?

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Zephyrus

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4
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The name of the poeple going to pilgrims

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.Palmers

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Lover
Knight Bachelor to admire
Age was twenty years
An average height
Have a great ability
He can sang
Good verse and song he can composed
Could dance, drew and wrote gracefully

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Squire

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A worthy man
A valiant man
He never spoke unkindly
Never played
A serious man
He fought for his Lord

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Knight

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7
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Wore a necklace
Servant
Had a sheaf of arrows
Archer

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Yeoman

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8
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What clothing did the knight wore underneath his armor?

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Hauberk

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9
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What clothing did the Knight wore other than Hauberk and Armor?

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Fustian Tunic

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10
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She wears a wimple

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Prioress

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A combat on horseback between two knights with lances especially as part of a tournament.

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Joust

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12
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The Knight rode on a ______.

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Horse

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13
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Saint Christopher is the patron saint of _________.

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Travelers

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Very simple one and coy
Called as Madam Eglantine
NUN
Can speak in French fluently
She learn a table manners
Have a well form nose, eyes gray as glass
She wore rosary around her wrist

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Prioress

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She wears a cloak.

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Prioress

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16
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A wanton one
He talk idle;
and speak with a flair/smartly
A marriage arranger
He was a pillar of brotherhood
Knows every confession
He sang quite well
His strength like any wrestler’s of renown
He knew all the tavern well in every town, hosteler and barmaid
He dressed like a pope

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Friar

17
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Manly man
Had dainty horses in the stable
When he rode, his riddle might you hear
He let old things pass away;
And let the modern have its day
His opinion was always good
His head was bald and shinier that glass
A shiny face
He love a fat swan

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Monk

18
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Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Tapestry Maker and Waver were also known as the five _________________.

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Guilds Men

19
Q

Clothed in the livery
Their gear was polished up till it would pass
Their knives were mounted not with brass
Finely wrought array
Their belts and pouches were in every way
they had enough income and property

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Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Tapestry Maker and Waver

20
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a country gentleman farmer who wasn’t born into a prominent family but was wealthy.
Has beard with lily-white
Complexion was a healthy red
He enjoyed dipping his morning bread in wine.
Great householder
A devotee of all delights that lure us
A rich man

A

Franklin

21
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A lawyer who served at the court
He was respectful man
His profession make him wealthy
Have a exclusive right for something
Quality of having great knowledge
A buyer a land
A busy man
He is very popular in each court
No can question him
He wore a simple multicolored coat

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Seargent of the Law/Lawyer

22
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He was hardly fat
Quite disgusting
Far off from handsome
He hold lots of books
He mostly study than hanging out with his friend
Books is more important than him
He spent mostly in reading
He make something critical/he explain long.
His highest moral virtue was his speech.
He would gladly learn and gladly teach.

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Oxford Student

23
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With forked beard
Flemish beaver hat
He spoke pomp on everything
Dignified
He was a worthy fellow all the same
He managed his deal well
And used his brain skillfully when it comes to his business.

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Merchant

24
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He knew how to boil and roast and broil and fry
He knew right off a draught of London ale
He made blancmange

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Cook

25
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He had no use of conscience
He wore a woolen gown
He surely was a festive sort of fellow
He is good in calculating some tides and danger in the sea
Strong and clever in everything that he did
He also had a full knowledge of every river in Brittany and Spain

A

Skipper

26
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He had a solid foundation in astrology.
He treated patients especially
He was aware of the root causes of all diseases
He truly was a fine practitioner
Familiar with the ancient Physicians
His meal was as balanced as it could possibly be
he had a special affection for the gold.

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Physician

27
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Wears a Woolen Gown

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Skipper

28
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She was a little deaf
She worked as a tailor
Every Sunday, she wore a scarf on her head
She had a nice new pair of shoes
She had a reddish, brash, and fair face.
She had been a fair lady all of her life
she had been married to five men at the church door
She sat comfortably on a waddling horse
She had a cape tied over her wide hips
She was capable of laughing and complaining in company.

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The Wife of Bath

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