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A Pardoner is an official of the --- |
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The Pardoner earns money by |
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preaching against greed begging from church to church selling relics and papal pardons |
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The Stories about Death suggest that- |
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death from violence and plague is rampant |
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The Rioters go looking for death because - |
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| they want to avenge the death of their friends |
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In "The Pardoner's Tale", Death is portrayed as |
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as a person who collects lives as the price for wickedness |
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| At the end of the Pardoner's Tale, they meet - |
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| The Character who prevents a fight between the Pardoner and the Host is the - |
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| The Pardoner's story about faking relegious relics reveals his - |
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| The Pardoner's Treatement of the host can best be described as - |
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| After telling his tale, what does the Pardoner offer to do for his fellow pilgrims? |
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| He offers to sell them relics and pardons |
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The old man's comment to the three rioters that Death "isn't one to hide for all your prating[foolish talk]" is an example of - |
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It is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice, because he is |
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| greedy - he sell fake relics to trick people out of their money & he pardons people from their sins if they will pay his price |
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What is ironic about the attitude of the old man toward Death? |
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| Most people want to avoid death, but he is so old and tired he looks for it! |
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After the rioters end their search for Death, they end up killing one another. This is an example of - |
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Wife of Bath's Tale The Knight undertakes a quest to -
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find out what women want most |
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Who sent the Knight on this quest? |
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Before he sees the old woman in the woods, the knight sees 24 ladies - |
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According to the old woman, women really want what? |
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| the upper hand or mastery over their husband |
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What does the old woman demand as her reward for giving the Knight the right answer? |
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The Knight shows that he has truly learned his lesson when.... |
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| he tells his new wife she should decide which form she will take |
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The old woman's philosophical argument was about... |
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| True and false gentility and virtue |
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The Wife of Bath's philosophy of marriage shows that she is ... |
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a strong person with a good sense of her own rights |
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Chaucer's characterizations of the Prioress, the monk, and others connected with the church are mainly ... |
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Who narrates the tale about the Knight and the old woman? |
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The narrator of a story should not be confused with ... |
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How would you describe the narrative voice of the Wife of Bath? |
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Two lines that end with rhyming words |
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The Wife of Bath's opinions suggest that she is... |
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Chaucer's main objective when writing the prologue was to ... |
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| introduce his cast of characters |
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The pilgrams are traveling to Canterbury because... |
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| the shrine of St. Thomas Becket it there |
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The pilgrims agree to tell tales during the journey to .... |
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| win a free meal & entertain one another |
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You know the Cook's dishes may not be so good because Chauce'r mentions ... |
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| he has a large, festering sore/boil |
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The Wife of Bath has been ___ several times and she has ___ to Canterbury many times. |
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Which character in Canterbury Tales is most like Chaucer? |
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Who tells the first story on the trip to Canterbury? |
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Which character prefers philosophy to riches? |
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| The Oxford Cleric (student) |
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The Haberdasher, the Dyer, the Carpenter, the Weaver, & the Carpet-maker are all members of... |
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Which profession found among Chaucer's pilgrams can still be found today? |
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