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The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

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Summary
- Plot Overview
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Key Facts
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
- Context
- Full Book Quiz
- Study Questions
- Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help

Further Study

General Prologue: Introduction Quiz

Further Study General Prologue: Introduction Quiz

1 of 5
In what season are the pilgrims traveling?

Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer

2 of 5
Why are the travelers going to Canterbury?

They are on a pilgrimage to visit the healing waters of Aquinas.
They are on a pilgrimage to see the relics of St. Thomas Becket.
They are on a pilgrimage to see King Thomas Becket.
They are on a pilgrimage to visit the great Shakespearean theater of Canterbury.

3 of 5
Who shows up at the same inn as the narrator?

29 other pilgrims
20 other pilgrims
15 other other pilgrims, a fox, a rooster, and a pack of hens
The Host

4 of 5
What does the narrator want from the other travelers?

He wants them to tell him stories.
He wants them keep it down so he can get some sleep.
He wants them to pay him to be their guide to Canterbury.
He wants to join them.

5 of 5
Which travelers does the narrator want to describe?

The men
All 29 of his companions
The slave, the princess, and the charioteer
Just the ones who tell the best stories

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