Canterbury Tales Prologue--Study Guide

Front

What season is described in the opening passage of The Canterbury Tales?

Back

spring

Front

Why might the Knight be dressed as he is?

Back

He is modest.

Front

What does the knight do to his opponents in battle?

Back

He kills them.

Front

How does the Squire's appearance contrast with that of the Knight?

Back

He is very concerned with how he looks and wants to dress to impress.

Front

Why did everyone go on a pilgrimage to Canterbury?

Back

To visit the shrine of Archbishop Thomas Becket

Front

Including the narrator, how many pilgrims were at the Tabard Inn that night?

Back

30

Front

What made the knight such a great knight besides his military prowess?

Back

He was as modest

Front

The nun or Prioress was concerned with imitating what type of behavior?

Back

courtly

Front

What would you find the monk doing on a beautiful day?

Back

hunting

Front

"He knew the taverns well...Better than lepers, beggars and that crew"

Back

friar