Intro to Chaucer

What is a pilgrimage?

• a journey to a sacred place
• people coming to America on the Mayflower
• traveling for vacation
• creating a convoy

How are they going to occupy their time on the journey there and back?

• by telling stories
• by playing I spy
• by playing the alphabet game
• by praying

What does the courtly world center on?

• nobility
• farming
• peasants
• church

What does the winner with the best story get?

• to be in the front of the line
• to go home first
• a dinner hosted by the other pilgrims
• a medal

What time period best fits when Chaucer was alive?

• 1200s
• 1300s
• 1400s
• 1500s

What makes The Canterbury Tales a good reflection of the time period?

• It shows a cross section of people in different social levels and occupations.
• It is nonfiction.
• It is autobiographical.
• It reflects scientific achievements of the time.

Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of ----- and the greatest ----- of the Middle Ages

• English Literature

• French Literature

• English Poet

• Story-Writer

Chaucer was the first poet to be buried in...

• Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey

• Forest Lawn Memorial Park

• Highgate Cemetery

• Dorset churchyard

Geoffrey Chaucer used what language when writing his books?

• used Latin when most works were in French

• used English when most works were in French

• used English when most works were in Latin

• Used French when most works were in Latin

How many stories are in The Canterbury Tales.

• 23 Stories

• 14 Stories

• 7 Stories

• 6 Stories

• 34 Stories