The Nun's Priest's Tale

Identify Chanticleer and Pertelote.

• Pertelote is the devil disguised as a hen; she almost claims Chanticleer's soul
• Chanticleer is a rooster almost eaten by Pertolote the fox
• Chanticleer is the farmer who narrates this story; Pertelote is the rooster.
• Chanticleer is a rooster; Pertelote is his favorite hen.

What was Chanticleer's dream?

• That he became rich and the master of the barnyard
• The he and Pertelote married and had a long happy life.
• That an unfamiliar animal killed him. 
• The Pertelote took ill but he saved her with laxatives. 

To what did Pertelote attribute the dream?

• She said he listened to too many fables.
• She said he must have indigestion.
• She said they were signs from heaven and must be listened to. 
• She said he wasn't getting enough rest. 

What was Pertelote's suggested remedy?

• She suggested he should sleep for two days.
• She suggested he get more exercise.
• She suggested he take a laxative.
• She suggested he pray more.

Explain the significance of the Latin Phrase "Woman is Man's delight and all his bliss" 

• Woman is man's worst enemy.
• Chanticleer is telling him he loves her. 
• Chanticleer doesn't realize he is proposing marriage to Pertelote.
• Man can't live without woman. 

Summarize the story of the shipmates. 

• One shipmate wanted to steal the others and the both perished.
• Both shipmates loved the same woman, and fought a duel for her.
• One shipmate had a dream they would be killed at sea if they left on a certain date.
• A Pardoner told them to make a large offfering to the church. 

State the reason for Chanticleer's stories to Pertelote.

• He is proposing in a round about way. 
• They are Chanticleers's way of trying to convince Pertelote that dreams are real. 
• Chanticleer is bragging about his intelligence, trying to impress her.
• Chanticleer wants to scare her so he can feel like a  hero.

Why did the fox flatter Chanticleer?

• He did it to get Chanticleer to tell him where the hen house was.
• He wanted to be friends.
• He wanted Chanticleer to give him Pertelote to eat.
• He did it to put Chanticleer at ease. So he would sing and make him an easy target. 

What happened to Chanticleer?

• The fox hauled him away to eat him for dinner.
• He bit the fox on the nose and escaped.
• Pertelote saved him. He was grateful but embarrassed.
• The fox's grip on his neck caused him to loose  his singing voice. 

How did Chanticleer escape? 

• He raised such a fuss that the other animals came to his rescue.
• He pecked the fox's eyes out and flew away. 
• He appealed to the fox's sense of superiority and told him not miss out on insulting the other animals when he did, Chanticleer got away.
• He pretended to be dead. The fox released his grip and Chanticleer got away.