Canterbury Tales

Who did the narrator meet at the Tabbard Inn?

• The King of England
• The Archbishop of Canterbury
• 29 Pilgrims
• St. Thomas of Beckett

Why was everyone at The Tabbard

• They were waiting for the King's soldiers to escort them.
• They were on a pilgrimage to Canterbury 
• They were celebrating the baptism of the Kings youngest son.
• They had become ill and were recuperating. 

What were they going to see? 

• They were going to see the relics of the True Cross
• They were going to see the Passion Play
• They were going to see a spring with healing powers
• They were going to see the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket

He has been in many battles. He was true and gentle.

• The Knight
• The Yeoman
• The Sergeant at Law

He was the son of the Knight, in his twenties, agile, strong and happy-go-lucky.

• The Plowman
• The Squire
• The Reeve
• The Pardoner

He was the Squire's servant. He was a woodsman, a Robin Hood type Character. 

• The Host
• The Shipman
• The Yeoman
• The Manciple

She spoke French, was dainty and pleasant, and the picture of medieval beauty 

• The Prioress/Nun
• The Wife of Bath
• The Cook
• The Weaver 

These people were in the nun's group.

• One priest and three students
• Four nuns
• Two converts, one priest and one nun
• One nun and three priests

He was bald and fat. He had a preference for fine clothes and luxuries. He didn't like hard work, but he did like to ride. 

• The Knight
• The Monk
• The Squire
• The Franklin

He takes bribes for easy penance. He knows the taverns and barmaids better than he does the lepers and beggars. He is rather aristocratic, and he lisps. 

• The Pardoner
• The Parson
• The Friar
• The Summoner