The Canterbury Tales

Works for a college/court; noted as a shrewd buyer

• Reeve

• Parson

• Manicpal

• Sergeant-at-Laws

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who is described as a "proper forester"; with a longbow and a "head like a nut"?

• Yeoman
• Merchant
• Knight
• Guildsmen

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Who sold fake relics; his indulgences were most often sold at handsome prices?

• Pardoner
• Reeve
• Manciple
• Skipper

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who was a "lover and cadet"; knight's son; could joust, recite as well as entertain the ladies?

• Parson
• Miller
• Squire
• Yeoman

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Stereotype of the perennial student; making a living was less important than reading books

• Reeve
• Oxford Cleric 
• Summoner
• Friar

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Rents in the begging district; frequents taverns; gives pocket knives to pretty girls

• Host
• Merchant
• Monk
• Friar

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Married 5 times; went on many pilgrimages; wears red stockings; has gapped teeth

• Nun's Priest
• Madonna
• Prioress
• Wife of Bath

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Model of "landed gentry"; kind, old, and generous; loved good food and sharing it with friends

• Plowman
• Yeoman
• Franklin
• Reeve

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Has a hairy wart on nose; can knock down doors with head; plays the bagpipes

• Miller
• Doctor
• Manciple
• Cook

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Eats onions, garlic, and leeks; ugly; scares people; condones/forgives sins for a handsome bribe

• Monk
• Merchant
• Summoner
• Skipper

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4