Geoffrey Chaucer’s Pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales: An Interactive Review Claudia House Shelbyville Central High School 12 th grade Literature

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Pilgrims

in The Canterbury Tales:An Interactive Review

Claudia House

Shelbyville Central High School

12th grade Literature

This quiz will review This quiz will review Geoffrey Chaucer’s Geoffrey Chaucer’s descriptions of the descriptions of the

pilgrims in pilgrims in The Canterbury The Canterbury TalesTales..

The most famous illuminated edition of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is the Ellesmere manuscript which can currently be seen at the Huntington Library and Art Gallery in San Marino, California.

This lesson correlates with This lesson correlates with Tennessee State Standards Tennessee State Standards

on reading at the 12th on reading at the 12th grade level (specifically grade level (specifically

standards 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, standards 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.11, 2.12, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.11, 2.12,

and 2.15).and 2.15).

Procedures

• Read each question carefully.

• Click on the correct answer for each question.

My long locks of yellow hair look My long locks of yellow hair look so great when I sing the so great when I sing the

Offertory.Offertory.

• Summoner

• Pardoner

• Parson

• Yeoman

That’s not me!That’s not me!

• Click on the button below to try Click on the button below to try again.again.

You know me so well!You know me so well!

• Click the button below to go to Click the button below to go to the next question.the next question.

I am always looking out for the I am always looking out for the king’s best interest and will fight king’s best interest and will fight for him whenever I need to if I’m for him whenever I need to if I’m

not rescuing a damsel in not rescuing a damsel in distress:distress:

• Squire

• Knight

• Miller

• Weaver





I am a great lover of animals; I I am a great lover of animals; I enjoy a delicious meal and keep enjoy a delicious meal and keep

my golden brooch shiny.my golden brooch shiny.

• Wife of Bath

• Nun

• Cook

• Haberdasher





I am a deeply religious man and I I am a deeply religious man and I make sure that the church gets make sure that the church gets its due from its parishioners.its due from its parishioners.

• Monk

• Haberdasher

• Parson

• Manciple





I have a fine coat, a beautiful hat, I have a fine coat, a beautiful hat, and shiny boots; I think that the and shiny boots; I think that the police should guard trade ships police should guard trade ships

at sea.at sea.

• Sergeant at the Law

• Merchant

• Miller

• Reeve





I require little sleep; I am a lover, I require little sleep; I am a lover, a fighter, a scholar, and a a fighter, a scholar, and a

musician.musician.

• Squire

• Oxford Cleric

• Miller

• Reeve





I am a young man who hopes to I am a young man who hopes to one day practice what I study. I one day practice what I study. I

love books above all else.love books above all else.

• Shipman

• Reeve

• Franklin

• Oxford Cleric





I am cheerful and good-I am cheerful and good-humored; I think life is made to humored; I think life is made to

bring pleasure; I am a most bring pleasure; I am a most excellent host.excellent host.

• Friar

• Skipper

• Carpet-maker

• Franklin





I am a man of the woods and an I am a man of the woods and an excellent protector and hunter.excellent protector and hunter.

• Yeoman

• Squire

• Manciple

• Haberdasher





I am not ruled by my conscience; I am not ruled by my conscience; in battles at sea in my barge in battles at sea in my barge The The MaudelayneMaudelayne, I take no prisoners., I take no prisoners.

• Reeve

• Skipper

• Summoner

• Franklin





I’m very able in my red gown; I I’m very able in my red gown; I help the apothecaries keep a help the apothecaries keep a

good supply of gold.good supply of gold.

• Manciple

• Reeve

• Doctor

• Pardoner





I like to travel and shop; I’ve I like to travel and shop; I’ve found a great way to afford my found a great way to afford my

likes!likes!

• Friar

• Haberdasher

• Summoner

• Wife of Bath





I take my good education and I take my good education and help those in my town; I try to be help those in my town; I try to be a good example of how to live a a good example of how to live a Christian life to all who meet me.Christian life to all who meet me.

• Parson

• Merchant

• Oxford Cleric

• Monk





My red, pimply face makes My red, pimply face makes children scream; I love to eat children scream; I love to eat

garlic, onions, and leeks.garlic, onions, and leeks.

• Pardoner

• Summoner

• Franklin

• Friar





I like to minister to tavern I like to minister to tavern keepers and barmaids; the Pope keepers and barmaids; the Pope allows me to arrange penance allows me to arrange penance for a those who can afford me.for a those who can afford me.

• Pardoner

• Summoner

• Friar

• Knight





I am an honest worker, good and I am an honest worker, good and true; I live by my work with the true; I live by my work with the

soil.soil.

• Weaver

• Plowman

• Carpenter

• Dyer





I am a big man who likes to I am a big man who likes to participate in tests of strength participate in tests of strength and drinking games if I’m not and drinking games if I’m not

playing my bagpipes.playing my bagpipes.

• ReeveReeve

• Carpet-makerCarpet-maker

• MillerMiller

• HaberdasherHaberdasher





I know how to earn money and I know how to earn money and spend it wisely.spend it wisely.

• MancipleManciple

• MillerMiller

• ReeveReeve

• SummonerSummoner





I have a short temper and I know I have a short temper and I know every trick in the book; as an every trick in the book; as an

auditor, no one can gain a point auditor, no one can gain a point on me!on me!

• WeaverWeaver

• SquireSquire

• HaberdasherHaberdasher

• ReeveReeve





All is fee-simple to me; I know All is fee-simple to me; I know the property laws by heart; no the property laws by heart; no one can find a loophole in the one can find a loophole in the

legal documents I write.legal documents I write.

• DoctorDoctor


• Oxford ClericOxford Cleric

• Sergeant at the LawSergeant at the Law





I am the best at preparing I am the best at preparing chicken, if I could only get this chicken, if I could only get this

ulcer to stop oozing!ulcer to stop oozing!


• ReeveReeve

• WeaverWeaver

• CookCook





Congratulations!

• You are now ready to successfully take the test!

Sources for illustrations

• PowerPoint clip art• www.digitalmedievalist.com• www.whyfiles.org• www.dlib.org• www.godecookery.com• www.huntington.org/HLPress/medieval.html• www.eng.fju.edu.tw/English_Literature/englit_1/

genpro.htm• http://pages.preferred.com/~davisrm/women.htm

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Geoffrey Chaucer’s Pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales: An Interactive Review Claudia House Shelbyville Central High School 12 th grade Literature