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Decks in this class (18)

Week 1
When was chaucer born and describ...,
What is meant by chaucer as a civ...,
Random events in chaucer s life
15  cards
Week 2
What are the three estates of med...,
Nobility task and lifestyle,
Regular clergy regula monks
19  cards
Week 3
St thomas a becket,
Medieval estates,
Difference between monks and friars
9  cards
Week 4
Subgenres of romance now,
Subgenres of romance middle ages,
Romance general characteristics
12  cards
Week 5
Does the franklin s have a happy ...,
What is the main idea of the fran...,
Why is the franklin s tale a typi...
21  cards
Week 6
What marks the end of me,
What marks the beginning of me,
What was latin used for in trilin...
17  cards
Week 7
Characteristics of the miller in ...,
Elements of fire,
Elements of earth
15  cards
Test Questions
Which social classes are represen...,
How many voices are speaking in t...,
Which medieval literary genre inf...
21  cards
Grammar
Present participle in me,
When is a verb strong in me,
When is a verb weak in me
49  cards
Common Words Chaucer
Al al be that,
Anon,
Artow
97  cards
Misunderstood Words Chaucer
Agayn,
Agaynes,
In return
45  cards
Tales
The knight s tale,
The miller s tale,
The wife of bathe s tale
7  cards
Week 9
Imagery is used for many purposes...,
How was alison being represented ...,
How was absolon being represented...
30  cards
Week 10
What does sin produce and what ar...,
How is guilt compensated,
How is punishment compensated
19  cards
Week 11
How does the pardoner s take exem...,
Allegory in the pardoner s tale,
By means of allegory what does th...
24  cards
Week 12
What was alcuin the founder of an...,
What was the education of peasant...,
The cathedral school
27  cards
Week 13
Layers of universe earth,
Layers of universe belt of air,
Layers of universe belt of fire
17  cards
Week 14
Middle english,
What marked the beginning of the ...,
Me dialects
23  cards

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