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1. The Canterbury Tales Review
Game

2. Which of the pilgrims tells a tale of
avarice?
The Pardoner

3. Which of the pilgrims is traveling
with the Pardoner?
The Summoner

4. Which two pilgrims are brothers?
The Parson and The Plowman

5. Name two of the three pilgrims
Chaucer respected?
 Knight
 Parson
 Plowman

6. Which pilgrim had bright red hair, a
wart on his nose with hair growing
out of it, and a foul mouth?
The Miller

7. Why are the pilgrims going to
Canterbury?
 To visit the grave of St. Thomas a’
Beckett. He was the Archbishop of
Canterbury who died for his religious
principles instead of giving in to King
Henry II.

8. What month is it when the pilgrims
begin their journey?
April

9. How many tales will each pilgrim
tell?
4

10. Who will judge the contest?
The Host

11. Which pilgrim was responsible for
buying all the food for the lawyers of the
Inner Temple?(He was smarter than all
of them, but illiterate.)
The Manciple

12. Which pilgrim has been married
five times?
The Wife of Bath

13. Which of the pilgrims is the
Squire’s father?
The Knight

14. Which of the pilgrims is in debt, but
gave financial advice anyway?
The Merchant

15. What name do we give to the dyer,
carpet maker, weaver, carpenter,
and haberdasher collectively?
The Guildsmen

16. How was the Wife of Bath made
deaf?
Her 5th husband
Jankyn hit her for
tearing his book.

17. Which of the pilgrims was a foreman on
his master’s estate? He was so much
better at business he bought his master
gifts and lent him money.
The Reeve

18. Which of the pilgrims keeps little
dogs and prefers to speak French?
The Prioress

19. Explain why Chaucer’s “Canterbury
Tales” is called a “snapshot of an
age.”
It contains descriptions of
individuals of a diverse
group of economic and
career situations. It gives a
good idea of what life was
like in this time period.

20. Which of the pilgrims says he has a
special license from the Pope to hear
confessions? He also had a fondness
for young women.
The Friar

21. Which pilgrim’s job was it to haul
people into religious court?
The Summoner

22. Which pilgrim owned greyhounds
and acted as though he were a rich
gentleman rather than his job?
The Monk

23. Complete the quote, “If gold rusts,
_________________________?”
what will iron do?

24. Who says that quote?
The Parson

25. This man appeared busier than he
really was. He knew every law and
statute on the books.
The Sergeant at Law

26. What does the winner of the
contest win?
a meal paid by all at
the Tabard Inn when
they return

27. What happens if one of the pilgrims
refuses to tell a tale?
That pilgrim has to pay
everyone else’s
expenses for the trip.

28. Why is the miller not likely to win
with one of his stories?
His stories are foul. He
“has a mouth like a
furnace door.” The
winning story has to
have good morality.

29. How many tales did Chaucer intend
to write?
30 pilgrims X 4 stories=
120

30. How many did he actually finish?
24

31. Why did Chaucer leave the tales
unfinished?
He worked on them for
10 years, but he died
before finishing them.

32. Which of the pilgrims had blisters
and sores on his face?
The Summoner

33. What disease were these sores an
indication of?
Syphilis

34. What two things did the Wife of
Bath say made a good husband?
Rich
Old

35. What is the Wife of Bath’s strategy
for never getting yelled at by her
husband?
Accuse him of the
crime first.

36. Which of her husbands did the wife
of Bath marry for love instead of
money?
Johnny
#5

37. According to the Wife of Bath’s
Tale, what is it that a woman most
desires?
To be her own boss, to
be able to make her
own decisions and have
her opinion matter to her
husband.

38. Which of the pilgrims was the
sheriff of his district and loved to
throw big parties?
The Franklin

39. Which of the pilgrims was feared by
the servants on his master’s
estate?
The Reeve

40. Which pilgrim was good at his job, but
enjoyed kickbacks from apothecaries
and cheating people out of their gold?
The Doctor

41. Which pilgrim is said to have worn
a short gown and slept as little as a
nightingale?
The Squire

42. Which pilgrim prepared an
excellent blancmange?
The Cook

43. Who made all of their enemies walk
the plank from his boat the
Maudelayne?
The Skipper

44. Which pilgrim wears a brooch that
says “Love conquers all.”?
The Prioress (Nun)

45. Which pilgrim keeps little gifts in his
pocket to attract pretty girls? It says he
“fixed up many a marriage.”
The Friar

46. In the Pardoner’s Tale, what is it
that the three rioters are seeking
when they leave town?
DEATH

47. Why does the old man they meet
tell them to go behind a certain
tree?
He says he left Death
there earlier. It was
really money that he
knew they’d kill for.

48. How does the youngest rioter die?
The other two rioters
stab him when he
returns.

49. How do the other two die?
After they killed the first
rioter, they drank one of
his bottles of wine that
was poisoned.

50. What is the message the Pardoner
is hoping you’d get out of his
story?
Money is the root of all
evil. If you want to go to
heaven you have to give
away your money.
Look! Here’s a collection
basket now!

51. Which pilgrim would prefer to buy
books rather than food?
The Oxford Cleric

52. Which pilgrim immediately tries to get
money out of the other pilgrims as soon
as his or her tale is finished?
The Pardoner

53. Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer

54. Who is probably the richest of the
pilgrims, but is humble, honest,
and good?
The Knight

55. Which two characters does Chaucer use
to make positive statements about he
Catholic church?
Parson and
Plowman

56. Which pilgrim is said to have a
thumb of gold?
The Miller

57. Name any two characters Chaucer
uses to point out flaws in the
Catholic church.
Nun, Friar, Monk,
Pardoner, Summoner

58. Which pilgrim is a servant to the
knight?
The Yeoman

59. Which pilgrim is an honest, hardworking
Christian man? He works all day in his
fields but won’t hesitate to help a friend or
neighbor.
The Plowman

60. What is the Tabard Inn?
The place owned by
the Host where they
all meet to start the
pilgrimage to
Canterbury.

61. What literary device is used in “The
Pardoner’s Tale” when they talk
about Death as a character?
Personification

62. What commentary was Chaucer trying
to make about he class system with his
characters, The Nun and the Monk?
In the upper class, daughters who
had no dowry to make a good
marriage were forced into the
church. The same was true for
sons who had no inheritance. It
was the only “respectable” thing
to do.