Canterbury Tales: The Prologue

What season is described in the opening passage of The Canterbury Tales?

• summer
• winter
• spring
• fall

Why might the Knight be dressed as he is?

• He is modest.
• He's a slob.
• He's poor.
• He's no longer a knight and does not wear his armor anymore.

What does the knight do to his opponents in battle?

• He kills them.
• He breaks their bones.
• He steals from them.
• He enslaves them.

How does the Squire's appearance contrast with that of the Knight?

• He is very concerned with how he looks and wants to dress to impress.
• He dresses just like his father.
• He doesn't care what he looks like.
• He dresses like he is younger than he is.

Why did everyone go on a pilgrimage to Canterbury?

• To visit the shrine of Beowulf
• to visit the shrine of Archbishop Thomas Becket
• To visit the grave of a beloved family member
• To visit the shrine of King Alfred the Great

Including the narrator, how many pilgrims were at the Tabard Inn that night?

• 30
• 28
• 25
• 12

Other than his military prowess,what made the knight such a great knight?

• He was as modest
• He always said boorish things
• He fought solely for the favors of women
• He fought in only a few places

The nun or Prioress was concerned with imitating what type of behavior?

• brave
• courtly
• unsophisticated
• loving

What would you find the monk doing on a beautiful day?

• hunting
• praying
• caring for his ill aunt
• leading a sermon

"He knew the taverns well...Better than lepers, beggars and that crew"

• plowman
• friar
• manciple
• monk