U5 L8 Canterbury Tales (Middle Class, Rascals)

Question 1

What are the characteristics of the Merchant?

Answer 1

• successful tradesman
• name unknown
• involved in borrowing/lending and importing/exporting

Question 2

What are the characteristics of the Clerk?

Answer 2

• studies for sake of learning
• spends all money on books
• income provided by friends for whom he prays

Question 3

What do the Guildsmen consist of?

Answer 3

• Harberdasher
• Carpenter
• Weaver
• Dyer
• Tapycer (tapestry make)

Question 4

What are the characteristics of the Sergeant of Laws?

Answer 4

• holds highest rank a lawyer can get
• granted appointment to office because of financial success
• made money by fees, bribes and real estate
• more involved in making favorable impressions than accomplishing anything

Question 5

What are the characteristics of the Franklin?

Answer 5

• hospitable host
• epicurean (person enjoying food and drink)
• member of newly rich class
• served justice of the peace, Parliament member, sheriff, and auditor

Question 6

What are the characteristics of the Guildsmen?

Answer 6

• member of craft guilds both social and religious in nature
• successful
• has silver than traditional brass on knives
• in uniform

Question 7

What are the characteristics of the Cook?

Answer 7

• employed by Guildsmen

- disgusting person with low morals

Question 8

What are the characteristics of the Shipman?

Answer 8

• might be pirate that substituted as a real navy

- member of merchant marine

Question 9

What are the characteristics of the Doctor of Physik?

Answer 9

• practitioner of medieval medicine
• not respected as a doctor
• cold and money loving
• dressed in silk

Question 10

What are the characteristics of the Wife of Bath?

Answer 10

-outlived 5 husbands

Question 11

What are the characteristics of the Wife of Bath?

Answer 11

• outlived 5 husbands
• gossipy
• somewhat deaf
• unconventional in behavior and dress
• represents earthly love

Question 12

To become a sergeant of laws, a lawyer should have how many years of experience?

Answer 12

16

Question 13

What are the characteristics of the Miller?

Answer 13

• red beard
• tells crude tales
• blew bagpipes to lead pilgrims out of town
• cheat (pushed scaled while weighing grain)

Question 14

What are the characteristics of the Manciple?

Answer 14

• steward for a group of lawyers

- skilled at cheating

Question 15

What are the characteristics of the Reeve?

Answer 15

• cheats his young land lord
• ironically praised for lending lord his own money
• wears blue surcoat
• thin

Question 16

What are the characteristics of the Summoner?

Answer 16

• agent for ecclesiastical courts
• serves papers on people accused of wrong doings against church
• powers in 14th cent: spying, testifying against accused
• accepted bribes form guilty
• diseased and morally repulsive

Question 17

What are the characteristics of the Pardoner?

Answer 17

• companion to summoner
• office: dispense papal indulgences in exchange for donations and contributions to church charities
• avaricious, or greedy
• hair yellow as wax

Question 18

What are the characteristics of the Host?

Answer 18

• cheerful

- enjoyed company of Pilgrims

Question 19

What are the characteristics of the Narrator (Chaucer)?

Answer 19

• not described individually in the Prologue

- Pilgrims seen through his eyes

Question 20

What was the name of the host?

Answer 20

Harry Bailly