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This was the number of tales in the final published version

of The Canterbury Tales.

A 100

What is 24?

A 100

Out of the following, which was NOT one of Chaucer’s childhood

experiences.

•Fine Schooling at the Count of Ulster

•Learned etiquette and fine manners.

•Kept books for Henry VIII during the 100 years war. A 200

What is “kept books for Henry VIII during the 100

years war?”

A 200

Chaucer manifested himself in The Canterbury Tales as this

pilgrim.

A 300

Who is the Host?

A 300

The pilgrimage to Canterbury began in this part of England.

A 400

What is Southwark (London), England?

A 400

The pilgrims were going on a pilgrimage to this man’s shrine.

A 500

Who is St. Thomas à Beckett?

A 500

The Wife of Bath justifies her polygamy referencing this book.

B 100

What is the Bible?

B 100

The Knight in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is sentenced to

death for this offense.

B 200

What is rape?

B 200

The knight is given this long to find the answer to Queen

Guinevere’s request.

B 300

What is one year and a day?

B 300

The Knight feels this emotion on his wedding day.

B 400

What is sad/depressed/melancholy?

B 400

A beautiful young woman that will drive him crazy with her

infidelity or an old hag that will be loyal and faithful—

The knight makes which one the above choices on his wedding

night.

B 500

What is neither?

(He lets his wife choose!)

B 500

Alison’s relationship with her husband, as well as Absalom is

this type of love.

C 100

What is unrequited love?

C 100

Nicholas does this for a living.

C 200

What is an astrologer?

C 200

John must hang these from the ceiling of his home to save him

from the flood.

C 300

What are kneading tubs?

C 300

DAILY DOUBLE

C 400

DAILY DOUBLE

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Absalom notices Alison’s “mouth” has this unusual feature.

C 400

What is a beard?

C 400

Absalom borrows this from Gervase.

C 500

What is a coulter (branding iron)?

C 500

The Latin phrase Radix malorum est cupiditas means

this.

D 100

What is “the love of money is the root of all evil?”

D 100

The setting of “The Pardoner’s Tale” begins here.

D 200

What is a tavern/bar?

D 200

The three rioters are supposed to find this under the oak tree.

D 300

What is death?

D 300

The rioters fall victim to this “deadly sin.”

D 400

What is Greed?

D 400

The Pardoner voluntarily tells the other pilgrims that he

takes advantage of people’s desperation to absolve their sins making him a potential,

this.

D 500

What is a hypocrite?

D 500

Alison and John

E 100

What is married?

(John loves Alison, but she does not love him)

E 100

The knight & the old lady

E 200

Who are husband and wife?

E 200

Nicholas and John

E 300

What is landlord/tenant?

(John cares for him like a son)

E 300

The three rioters.

(In the beginning of “the Pardoner’s Tale”)

E 400

What is a brotherhood/fraternity?

(Pledge their oaths to one another).

E 400

Miller & Host

E 500

Who are fighters over the order in which the tale will be told?

E 500

Chaucer’s only sin-free pilgrim.

F 100

Who is the Parson?

F 100

Killed off more than 1/3 of Europe’s population in the 14th

century.

F 200

What is plague?

F 200

The worst of the seven deadly sins.

F 300

What is Pride?

F 300

Seemingly admits to being a hypocrite.

F 400

Who is the Pardoner?

F 400

A religious journey to a sacred or holy place.

F 500

What is a pilgrimage?

F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is:

Chaucer’s Premise

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Final Jeopardy Question:

Why did Chaucer create, according to him, “an odd assembly on purpose?”

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Correct Final Jeopardy Response:

He wanted to get his readers to understand the values and perspectives of people from different walks of life.

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