1. What is the primary setting of the General Prologue?

2. In which month does the pilgrimage begin?

3. Who is the narrator of the General Prologue?

4. Why are the pilgrims traveling to Canterbury?

5. How many pilgrims, including Chaucer, are in the company?

6. Which pilgrim is described first in the General Prologue?

7. How is the Knight portrayed in the General Prologue?

8. Which battles has the Knight fought in?

9. How is the Squire related to the Knight?

10. What is the Squire particularly skilled at?

11.  What is the primary irony in the description of the Squire?

12. What role does the Yeoman serve?

13.  What does the Yeoman carry with him?

14. How is the Prioress (Madame Eglantine) depicted?

15.  What ironic detail does Chaucer include about the Prioress’s charity?

16. What inscription is on the Prioress’s brooch?

17. How many pilgrims are explicitly described in the General Prologue?

18.  Who is the Host of the Tabard Inn?

19. What is the Host’s proposal to entertain the pilgrims?

20.  What reward does the Host promise for the best tale?

21. Which pilgrim is described as “white as a lily-flower” and is extremely modest and dainty?

22. What phrase is used to describe the Monk’s eyes?

23. The Monk’s interest in hunting is a sign of:

24. Who among the pilgrims has a “forked beard”?

25.  The Clerk of Oxford spends all his money on:

26. What is the tone of Chaucer’s description of the Sergeant at the Law?

27. Which pilgrim is known for preparing elaborate meals and having a white beard?

28. What sin does Chaucer seem to associate with the Summoner?

29. The Pardoner’s physical features are described as_______.

30.  Which character is described as being skilled at carving meat before his father?

31. Which character is described as knowing every statute “by rote”?

32. What color is the Knight’s tunic?

33. Chaucer refers to the Friar’s habit of listening to confessions in exchange for gifts as:

34. The Squire is best described as:

35. Who is the “proper forester” with a green hood and arrows?

36. What is the Prioress’s name?

37. The Franklin’s chief virtue is:

38. The Shipman is criticized for:

39. Who is described as having an ulcer on his knee?

40. Which character is most associated with the idea of “love conquers all”?

41. What does the Franklin love most in life?

42. What literary device is most used in Chaucer’s character portrayals?

43. The description of the Monk emphasizes his:

44. Which character is described as “a proper forester”?

45. The Parson is portrayed as:

46. Which pilgrim has a wart with a tuft of red hair?

47. What animal does the Prioress care for?

48. Which character “gladly would he learn, and gladly teach”?

49. The Host suggests that each pilgrim should tell how many stories total?

50. Chaucer’s narrator claims to report the pilgrims’ words:

51. How is the Friar portrayed in the General Prologue?

52. Which character is noted for having “a forking beard” and a “solemn tone”?

53.  Which character is a wealthy landowner who lives for pleasure?

54. Which character is said to have “no preferment in the church”?

55. What is Chaucer’s attitude toward the Parson?

56. Which pilgrim is described as “a true, perfect gentle-knight”?

57. The Wife of Bath’s gap teeth are symbolic of:

58. Chaucer’s “Prologue” is written in which poetic form?

59. Chaucer’s characterizations draw heavily from:

60. Who is described as “hot and lusty as a sparrow”?

61.  The Shipman is best described as:

62. The Monk’s love for hunting is ironic because:

63.  How many husbands has the Wife of Bath had?

64. Who is said to “loved chivalry, truth and honor”?

65.  The Cook is said to have:

66.  What is the Prioress most concerned with in her manners?

67. What best describes the tone Chaucer uses toward the Summoner?

68.  What kind of medical knowledge is attributed to the Doctor of Physic?

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What does Chaucer mean by calling the Oxford Cleric “hollow look’d and sober”?

70. The Pardoner’s relics are:

71. What is the occupation of the Franklin?

72. What is the Cook criticized for in the General Prologue?

73. What color are the Prioress’s beads?

74. The Pardoner’s relics are:

75. The Shipman (or Sailor) is described as:

76. The tone of Chaucer’s “General Prologue” can best be described as:

77.  Which profession is the Reeve associated with?

78. What is the Miller’s physical trait that stands out?

79. The Manciple is surprisingly:

80. The Plowman is related to which other pilgrim?

81. Who is described as wearing a coat and hood of green and carrying peacock-feathered arrows?

82. Which pilgrim is characterized by a red face and loves garlic, onions, and strong wine?

83. Who carries a pillowcase that he claims is the Virgin Mary’s veil?

84. Which of the following best represents Chaucer’s tone in the General Prologue?

85. What is the literary form of The Canterbury Tales?

86. The Monk is particularly criticized for what practice?

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87. The Prioress’s table manners are emphasized to show:

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88. Which character is associated with astrology and the “humors”?

89. What phrase does Chaucer use to describe the Pardoner’s hair?

90.  Which pilgrim tells stories of moral lessons but lives immorally?

91. The character who “loved so hotly” that he barely slept is:

92. Who is said to have “followed chivalry, truth, honor, and courtesy”?

93. Which pilgrim has a “forked beard” and is concerned with his profits?

94. The Oxford Clerk is best characterized by his:

95. The Friar gives easy penance in exchange for:

96. Which character is known for making excellent blancmange (a kind of dish)?

97. The Shipman is said to be skilled in:

98.  The Host’s proposal to the pilgrims involves:

99. Which pilgrim has an ulcer on his knee?

100. Which of the following pilgrims most embodies Chaucer’s use of ironic praise?

101. Chaucer’s description of the Friar as “the finest beggar of his house” is an example of which literary device?

102.  What does the Franklin’s “pursuit of pleasure” most closely align with?

103. The Franklin’s love of food and drink best represents which medieval social class?

104. Which pilgrim’s physical appearance symbolically reflects moral corruption?

105.  What does Chaucer’s inclusion of the Host as a character primarily achieve in the narrative?

106. The Pardoner’s boast of his deceitful practices occurs in the Prologue to which tale?

107.  Chaucer’s own persona in the Prologue can best be described as:

108. Which pilgrim’s inclusion reflects the growing importance of the middle class in Chaucer’s time?

109. Chaucer’s satire is often described as “Horatian” rather than “Juvenalian” because:

110. Which of the following character traits is shared by both the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner?

111. haucer’s use of the estates satire in the General Prologue is subverted most clearly by:

112. The Prioress’s tale and her portrait in the General Prologue both reflect a form of:

113. Which critical concept best describes the Pardoner’s awareness of his own hypocrisy?

114. Chaucer’s position as both character and author in the Prologue creates a tension best explained by:

115. Which of the following lines from the General Prologue most clearly suggests Chaucer’s critique of materialism in the Church?

116.  The use of pilgrimage as a structural frame allows Chaucer to:

117. Which theoretical approach would best analyze the social tensions between the Miller and the Reeve in the Tales as rooted in class conflict?

118. The Wife of Bath’s appearance in the Prologue, especially her gap teeth and wide hat, would best be analyzed under which critical lens?

119. The Clerk’s meager appearance and quiet demeanor most directly critique:

120. Which rhetorical technique does Chaucer most often use to let the reader form moral judgments independently of the narrator’s explicit commentary?

121. Which character is most clearly presented as a sincere religious figure?

122.  “That if gold rust, what shall iron do?” refers to:

123. Chaucer uses satire in portraying the Pardoner to highlight:

124. The Friar’s interactions with women and rich men highlight:

125. Chaucer’s Knight is respected because:

126. The Miller’s tale and his behavior in the Prologue reflect:

127. Which character most represents the emerging middle class?

128. The Prioress’s refined manners and jewelry most suggest:

129. The Pardoner’s yellow hair and soft voice symbolize:

130. The Monk’s fine horses and rich fur-lined robes emphasize:

131. Chaucer uses humor and irony in the Prologue to:

132. The Host serves primarily as:

133. Which character contrasts the Parson by representing moral decay?

134. The Plowman’s simplicity and honesty symbolize:

135. The Reeve’s tale and profession are marked by:

136.  The diversity of pilgrims in the General Prologue reflects:

137. The pilgrimage setting is significant because:

138. Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in which dialect of Middle English?

139. Which major event from Chaucer’s lifetime drastically altered the structure of English society, affecting his portrayal of characters in the Tales?

140. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is most influenced by which earlier frame narrative work?

141. What was Chaucer’s social and professional role at the royal court that informed his insight into various social classes?

142. The term ‘estates satire’ refers to_________.

143. Which rhetorical technique is most frequently used by Chaucer to create dramatic irony in the General Prologue?

144. The ambiguity in the portrayal of the Monk is best captured by which critical term?

145. The Squire’s character is often interpreted as a commentary on:

146. Which medieval literary device does Chaucer modify in constructing the narrative frame of the pilgrimage?

147. Chaucer’s linguistic choices in the General Prologue mark a critical transition from:

148. Which pilgrim’s portrayal is considered a parody of courtly love tradition?

149. The Host’s role in the General Prologue can best be described as:

150.  Chaucer’s use of the pilgrimage as a narrative frame is deeply rooted in which medieval tradition?