1. Claudia House Shelbyville Central High School 12th grade Literature
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales: An Interactive Review
Claudia House
Shelbyville Central High School
12th grade Literature

2. This quiz will review Geoffrey Chaucer’s descriptions of the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.

3. The most famous illuminated edition of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is the Ellesmere manuscript which can currently be seen at the Huntington Library and Art Gallery in San Marino, California.

4. This lesson correlates with Tennessee State Standards on reading at the 12th grade level (specifically standards 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.11, 2.12, and 2.15).

5. Procedures Read each question carefully.
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6. My long locks of yellow hair look so great when I sing the Offertory.
Summoner
Pardoner
Parson
Yeoman

7. That’s not me!
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8. You know me so well!
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9. I am always looking out for the king’s best interest and will fight for him whenever I need to if I’m not rescuing a damsel in distress:
Squire
Knight
Miller
Weaver

10. That’s not me!
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11. You know me so well!
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12. I am a great lover of animals; I enjoy a delicious meal and keep my golden brooch shiny.
Wife of Bath
Nun
Cook
Haberdasher

13. That’s not me!
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14. You know me so well!
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15. I am a deeply religious man and I make sure that the church gets its due from its parishioners.
Monk
Haberdasher
Parson
Manciple

16. That’s not me!
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17. You know me so well!
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18. I have a fine coat, a beautiful hat, and shiny boots; I think that the police should guard trade ships at sea.
Sergeant at the Law
Merchant
Miller
Reeve

19. That’s not me!
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20. You know me so well!
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21. I require little sleep; I am a lover, a fighter, a scholar, and a musician.
Squire
Oxford Cleric
Miller
Reeve

22. That’s not me!
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23. You know me so well!
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24. I am a young man who hopes to one day practice what I study
I am a young man who hopes to one day practice what I study. I love books above all else.
Shipman
Reeve
Franklin
Oxford Cleric

25. That’s not me!
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26. You know me so well!
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27. I am cheerful and good-humored; I think life is made to bring pleasure; I am a most excellent host.
Friar
Skipper
Carpet-maker
Franklin

28. That’s not me!
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29. You know me so well!
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30. I am a man of the woods and an excellent protector and hunter.
Yeoman
Squire
Manciple
Haberdasher

31. That’s not me!
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32. You know me so well!
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33. I am not ruled by my conscience; in battles at sea in my barge The Maudelayne, I take no prisoners.
Reeve
Skipper
Summoner
Franklin

34. That’s not me!
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35. You know me so well!
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36. I’m very able in my red gown; I help the apothecaries keep a good supply of gold.
Manciple
Reeve
Doctor
Pardoner

37. That’s not me!
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38. You know me so well!
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39. I like to travel and shop; I’ve found a great way to afford my likes!
Friar
Haberdasher
Summoner
Wife of Bath

40. That’s not me!
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41. You know me so well!
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42. I take my good education and help those in my town; I try to be a good example of how to live a Christian life to all who meet me.
Parson
Merchant
Oxford Cleric
Monk

43. That’s not me!
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44. You know me so well!
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45. My red, pimply face makes children scream; I love to eat garlic, onions, and leeks.
Pardoner
Summoner
Franklin
Friar

46. That’s not me!
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47. You know me so well!
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48. I like to minister to tavern keepers and barmaids; the Pope allows me to arrange penance for a those who can afford me.
Pardoner
Summoner
Friar
Knight

49. That’s not me!
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50. You know me so well!
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51. I am an honest worker, good and true; I live by my work with the soil.
Weaver
Plowman
Carpenter
Dyer

52. That’s not me!
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53. You know me so well!
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54. I am a big man who likes to participate in tests of strength and drinking games if I’m not playing my bagpipes.
Reeve
Carpet-maker
Miller
Haberdasher

55. That’s not me!
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56. You know me so well!
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57. I know how to earn money and spend it wisely.
Manciple
Miller
Reeve
Summoner

58. That’s not me!
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59. You know me so well!
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60. I have a short temper and I know every trick in the book; as an auditor, no one can gain a point on me!
Weaver
Squire
Haberdasher
Reeve

61. That’s not me!
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62. You know me so well!
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63. All is fee-simple to me; I know the property laws by heart; no one can find a loophole in the legal documents I write.
Doctor
Manciple
Oxford Cleric
Sergeant at the Law

64. That’s not me!
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65. You know me so well!
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66. I am the best at preparing chicken, if I could only get this ulcer to stop oozing!
Manciple
Reeve
Weaver
Cook

67. That’s not me!
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68. You know me so well!
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69. Congratulations!
You are now ready to successfully take the test!

70. Sources for illustrations
PowerPoint clip art