The Canterbury Tales Flashcards
What do you call the males that devoted their lives to work and prayer and lived in the monasteries?
Monks
What do you call the females that devoted their lives to work and prayer and lived in the monasteries?
Nuns
The English monks established _______ and _______ within their monasteries
libraries , schools
TRUE OR FALSE
The monks emphasized the importance of the bible.
TRUE
What was another way to express religious devotion wherein you go on a journey to a religious site?
Pilgrimage
One of the most important destinations for English Pilgrims was the _________
Canterbury Cathedral
TRUE OR FALSE
The Canterbury Cathedral was where Jesus was slain.
FALSE
Archbishop Thomas a Becket was slain in the Canterbury Cathedral.
They go to the said Cathedral to _________
seek blessings from the martyred archbishop
What was the name of the play wherein they portray the creation of the world and conclude with the last judgment?
Mystery plays
TRUE OR FALSE
Guilds performed the mystery plays
TRUE
Morality plays were considered a __________ drama
less realistic
What was the code of ethics that knights were obliged to uphold?
Chivalry
TRUE OR FALSE
Courtly love was the relationship between a lawyer and a judge
FALSE
Courtly love refers to the relationship between a knight and a courtly lady, who was usually maried to someone else.
Why was courtly love considered more romantic than upper-class marriage?
Upper-class marriage was rarely a love match between a man and a woman, instead, it was an arrangement for benefits. On the other hand, courtly love was proclaimed as passionate love wherein the knight is devoted to his lady.
What was the most popular literary genre in medieval England?
Romance
