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| Who was at the top of the social hierarchy in medieval society? | God |
| What was a result of the Hundred Year's War? | Bow and arrow were used instead of hand-to-hand warfare. Yeoman replaced knights in English armies. England lost the war. |
| What was a result of the Black Plague? | Feudalism ended. 1/3 of the population of Englad died. Serfs were freed. A shortage of labor resulted. |
| What language was The Canterbury Tales written in? | English |
| Where are the pilgrims traveling to in The Canterbury Tales? | Canterbury; the shrine of Thomas a' Becket |
| What is the name of the Inn in The Canterbury Tales? | Tabard Inn |
| What do the rioters find in the grove of trees in "The Pardoner's Tale"? | gold florins and/or death |
| What is the host's challenge? | Each pilgrim will tell 2 tales on the way going to Canterbury and 2 Tales on the way coming back. |
| How does the Pardoner upset the host? | He tries to get the host to buy one of his relics. |
| What do the rioters do to one another in "The Pardoner's Tale"? | Two plot to kill the third. The third rioter poisons the other two. |
| Why is the knight sentenced to death in the beginning of "The Wife of Bath's Tale"? | He raped a maiden. |
| According to the woman in "The Wife of Bath's Tale", what do ALL women want? | To make their own decisions and have power in their lives. |
| What happens to the woman at the end of "The Wife of Bath's Tale"? | She turns into a beautiful young woman |
| In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" why is Gawain searching for the Green Knight? | Gawain needs to take a blow to the neck from the Green Knight. |
| Why does Gawain accept the Green Knight's challenge? | Arthur accepts the challenge when no other knight will, but Gawain will not let his lord (Arthur) do so. |
| What does the lord's wife give to Gawain to protect him? | A girdle |
| Define Franklin | A medieval English landowner of free but not noble birth. |
| Define Pardoner | A medieval preacher delegated to raise money for religious works by soliciting offerings and granting indulgences. |
| Define Fabliau | A short, usually comic, frankly course, and often cynical tale in verse populare especially in the 12th and 13th centuries. |
| Define Yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household. |
| Define Squire | A shield bearer or armor bearer of a knight. |
| Define Manciple | A stewart or purveyor especially for a college or monastery. |
| Define Reeve | A medieval English manor officer responsible for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations. |
| Define ribald | crude, offensive |
| Define victuals | food usuable for people |
| Define Avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain; greediness |
| Define Pallor | a deficiency of color especially of the face; paleness |
| Define maidenhead | virginity |
| Define churl | a medieval peasant |
| What is reference to King Arthur that can be found in our culture today? | Many things |
