Review Canterbury Tales/Intro. Wife of Bath's Tale

The author of the Canterbury Tales

• William Shakespeare

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• John Steinbeck

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

The characters of the Canterbury Tales started their journey....

• at Canterbury Cathedral

• at the Canterbury Inn

• at the Tabard Inn

• Ireland

Harry Bailey, the inn keeper, suggests the characters in the Canterbury Tales have a contest...who can tell the best story....two on the way to Canterbury Cathedral, and two on the way back. What is the prize for the best story?

• a three night stay at the inn

• dinner

• 100 shillings

• a gold coin

In order to decide who would tell their story first, the characters ....

• spun a wheel

• asked for a volunteer to go first

• picked a name from a hat

• drew straws

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.5

The character who told the first story was ?

• the Monk

• Harry Bailey

• the Friar

• the Knight

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context politics.

• irony

• alliteration

• courtly love

• satire

the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak.

• courtly love

• satire

• code of Knights

• chivalry

Geoffrey Chaucer was a common man who lived among nobility.

• true

• false

The form of government at this time was a ?

• democracy

• dictatorship

• feudal system

The Wife of Bath wears bright red stockings.

• true

• false