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The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

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General Prologue: The Franklin through the Pardoner Quiz

Further Study General Prologue: The Franklin through the Pardoner Quiz

1 of 5
What does the Physician base his medical knowledge on?

What he learned from a medicine man in India
Astronomy and the prevailing theory of the four humors
His extensive field work in herbal remedies
His six years of medical degree work done at Oxford

2 of 5
Who has been married five times?

The Prioress and the Wife of Bath
The Wife of Bath
The Parson
The Manciple

3 of 5
Which are the only two characters who seem to truly uphold Christian ideals?

The Miller and the Cook
The Summoner and the Pardoner
The Narrator and the Host
The Parson and the Plowman

4 of 5
What does the corrupt and lecherous Summoner do when he gets drunk?

He gets up on the tables and does a striptease.
He provokes fist fights with passersby and often winds up in jail.
He repeats the few words of Latin he knows over and over like a parrot.
His voice sounds like a goat.

5 of 5
Why is the Summoner hated by the Church and church-goers?

Because he is too righteous and exacting in his morals and ethics
Because he makes counterfeit pardons and cheats people of their money
Because he's painfully shy and incredibly awkward for parishioners to talk to
Because he often espoused pagan beliefs and praises other religions

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