English Test

The Canterbury Tales

48 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
The pilgrims are traveling to
Canterbury
They are going to visit the shrine of
Thomas Becket
The total number of pilgrims according to (but not including) the narrator:
29
They started their journey in _____ in the town of Southwark, at The _____ Inn
April .... Tabard
One of the several reasons they went on pilgrimage includes
Spiritual and physical healing and for forgiveness of killing people
An therefrom hung a brooch of golden sheen Whereon there was first written a crowned A and under Amor Vincit Omnia
Prioress
+friendly/good manners/<3/charitable/sympathetic-large forehead/gold trinket/bad behavior
Sleeves were purfled at the hand with fur of grey the finest in the land... Fat was this one
Monk+personable-hunter,manly,$,dont agree with text
Slept no more than does a nightingale
Squire+talented,courteous,strong,arty,serviceable-flirty
Had arranged full many a marriage of women young and this at own cost
Friar+friendly-sells penance,$,pervert,drinks,gross,fake happy
At money changing could make a crown
Merchant+expert-cheats ppl, in debt
The table waiting in the hall always stood ready covered through the livelong day
Franklin+epic parties-glutton
Was truly perfect nut yet not gay
Knight+noble,religious,wise,polite,truth,generous,chivalrous
Clad in coat and hood of green...of woodcraft knew all the useful ways
Yeoman+religious,clean,woodsy,new tools-for sure??
Gladly would learn and gladly teach
Clerk+ respectful,smart-no read bible,borrow$ for books
Because of learning and high renown, took large fees and many robes could own
Lawyer+knows law,wise,$,ppl go to him-sneaky,fakes busy,deceving