Pilgrims

Question 1

Why was Chaucer’s use of pilgrimage appropriate?

Answer 1

Because it brought all walks of people together

Question 2

What month and season is the story set in?

Answer 2

April in the spring

Question 3

How are people feeling towards the pilgrimage?

Answer 3

They are restless and eager

Question 4

What is the location in which the story starts?

Answer 4

Tarbard Inn Southward, London

Question 5

Who is the host of the inn?

Answer 5

Harry Bailey

Question 6

Went on a pilgrimage to thank God for his victories in battle

Answer 6

Knight

Question 7

Accompanied the knight, wore showy embroidered clothing, had less experience in battle, concerned more with appearance

Answer 7

Squire

Question 8

Accompanied the knight, tan, trained in forestry, servant to the knight, experienced in wood craft, meticulous in the way he kept his arrows

Answer 8

Yeoman

Question 9

Displays refinement, but probably wasn’t, cares for animals but doesn’t show a tender heart for humans
“She was schooled to eat so primly that from her lips no morsel fell”

Answer 9

Nun / Prioress

Question 10

One of the ones Chaucer didn’t satirize, nun’s attendant and secretary

Answer 10

Priest

Question 11

Rides a fine horse, dresses in expensive clothing, materialistic, hypocrite, eats a lot of fine good including roasted swan

Answer 11

Monk

Question 12

Knows the taverns, musical, very self serving

Answer 12

Friar / Hubert

Question 13

Not a very good businessman, never reveals the condition of his business, in debt, pompous, hid the fact that he was in debt

Answer 13

Merchant

Question 14

Spent money on books and learning, very smart, loved books and learning, didn’t take care of himself

Answer 14

Student

Question 15

Shrewd, knew law very well

“None was so busy as he with case and cause and yet he seemed more busy than he was

Answer 15

Lawyer

Question 16

Five husband, large hips, gals in her teeth

“Had 10 pounds of linen on her head”

Answer 16

Worthy woman

Question 17

Basically Christian, not satirized, loyal shepherded, good man, charitable, always patient
“If the gold rush, what will the iron do”

Answer 17

Parson

Question 18

Worked closely with parson, honest

“He loved God with his whole heart all the while”

Answer 18

Plowman

Question 19

Rude, village cheat, loud, dishonest, use thumb to push down on scale, charged more than what was there

Answer 19

Miller

Question 20

What was Chaucer’s original plan?

Answer 20

To have 120 stories

Question 21

Lived in comfort, had a wine cellar, studies philosophy of Epicurus

Answer 21

Franklin

Question 22

What are the jobs of the 5 guildsmen?

Answer 22

Weaver
Dyer
Carpenter
haberdasher 
Tapestry maker

Question 23

Wealthy

1) fine clothing
2) silver mountings on knives
3) cook

Answer 23

5 Guildsmen

Question 24

Traveled with guildsmen, had an ulcer on his leg, good cook

Answer 24

Cook

Question 25

Sailor, expert in all aspects of navigation, drinks, no honor, drowns all his prisoners, tan skin

Answer 25

Skipper

Question 26

Partner with druggist, prescribes and over charges for things people don't need, special love for gold, astrologist

Answer 26

Physician

Question 27

False steward of a law school, clever to benefit, shrewd, also city cheat, went to a lawyer college

Answer 27

Manciple

Question 28

Major cheat, false steward of a country estate, private riches, and a temper

Answer 28

Reeve

Question 29

"His brows were scabby and black and thin his beard, his was a face little children feared" Commissioned servant of the church, corrupt, gave false justice

Answer 29

Summoner

Question 30

worked together with summoner, both together brought false mercy, arrogant, professional, murdered of soils

Answer 30

Pardoner