Chaucer revision

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• King Alfred blz 4
• Bede blz 5, 6
• Beowulf blz 7, 8, 9, 10
• ASC blz 11, 12, 13, 14
• Riddles blz 15, 16, 17
• The late Middle Ages blz 18, 19, 20
  
• Feudal system blz 21
  
• King Horn blz 22, 23, 24, 25
  
• Sir Gawain blz 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

• Ballads blz 36 t/m 39
• Robin Hood blz 40 en 41
• Geofrey Chaucer + Canterbury Tales blz 42 t/m 51
• Sir Thomas Malory + King Arthur blz 52 t/m 56

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Chaucer Revision

00:22

The story is about the wife of a

1. miller
2. carpenter
3. scholar

01:02

The wife tries to get rid of the parish clerk by

1. pretending to be mad
2. flooding the house
3. showing her buttocks

01:22

The Canterbury Tales are told by

1. 24 people
2. 25 people
3. 26 people

01:39

Old English changing into Middle English started

1. in the 14th century, Chaucer's time
2. in the 11th century, Norman's time

02:07

The Pilgrims started their pilgrimage in

1. Southwark
2. Canterbury

02:39

In the feudal system there were three classes:

1. monks, knights and peasants
2. peasants, kings and knights
3. peasants, serfs and monks
4. intellectuals, serfs and merchants

02:56

Chaucer travelled through France, Italy and England because

1. he liked travelling
2. he liked meeting people
3. he worked for the government

03:16

All characters are from different classes and speak their own language. That is how Chaucer can mock all classes.

1. true
2. false

03:42

People like the Canterbury Tales because of

1. the history lessons you get
2. the variation in characters and stories

03:56

The book is apparantly unfinished. You can tell because

1. the prologue promises 29 pilgrims each telling 4 stories
2. the host of the inn never appointed a winner
3. Both A and B

02:17

Why does the host of the Tabard inn propose a competition?

1. Because they all need something to do.
2. Because he is interested in his guests.

What is a pilgrim?

1. A person who journeys to a religious location
2. A clergy member who lives with the general public
3. A person who works to convert people to Christianity
4. A clergy member who takes a vow of silence

What was Thomas Becket's job?

1. He was a monk in Canterbury.
2. He was a knight who lived in Canterbury.
3. He was a merchant in Canterbury.
4. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury.

How did Thomas Becket die?

1. The King argued with him and killed him with his sword
2. The King had argued with Thomas and ordered four guards to kill him
3. Four knights thought the King wanted Thomas dead and killed him

In which century was Chaucer born?

1. 12th
2. 13th
3. 14th
4. 15th

What was Chaucer's profession?

1. Civil servant
2. Poet
3. Merchant
4. Noble

What name is now given to the language in which Chaucer wrote?

1. Old English
2. Early English
3. Middle English
4. New English

For which social classes did Chaucer write?

1. The nobility
2. Illiterate peasants
3. Merchants
4. All levels of society

How many Canterbury Tales are there?

1. 80
2. 16
3. 24
4. 50

What is the form of the story in The Canterbury Tales?

1. It is a long prose text.
2. It consists of separate poems from the viewpoint of every individual pilgrim.
3. There is one narrator who tells all the stories of the individual pilgrims.
4. It is a frame narrative (raamvertelling).

How many pilgrims are there in the General Prologue?

1. 10
2. 20
3. 30
4. 40

How many stories was each pilgrim supposed to tell?

1. 1: on their way to Canterbury
2. 2: one on the way to Canterbury and one on the way back
3. 3: one on the way to Canterbury, one in Canterbury, and one on the way back
4. 4: two on the way to Canterbury and two on the way back

What is the prize for the best story?

1. A free meal at the Tabard Inn on their way back
2. A free bed at the Tabard Inn on their way back
3. A horse
4. A free stay in Canterbury

Which of the following people did NOT belong to the group of pilgrims?

1. The Miller
2. The Wife of Bath
3. The Headmaster of Bristol

What do you learn about the Knight in the Prologue? (two answers)

1. He was sometimes unkind
2. His clothes are dirty
3. He loves chivalry
4. He fought in ten mortal battles

The 'Canterbury Tales' is a finished work.

1. True
2. False

The miller's Tale

What is the Miller's Tale about?

1. About John and Alayn, who go to a miller to have their corn milled. The miller steals some of their flour and the students seduce the wife and daughter of the miller.
2. About a poor student, Nicholas, who sleeps with the wife of his landlord, while his landlord hides in a tub.
3. A knight rapes a maiden and as a punishment he has to find out what women want most.
4. Griselde is a hardworking peasant who marries into the aristocracy. Her husband tests her by pretending to kill her children and divorcing her, but she stays faithful to him.

The Wife of Bath

- Dame Alison is one of the storytellers

- She stands out as a remarkable character

"She'd been respectable throughout her life, 

With five churched husbands bringing joy and strife, 

Not counting other company in youth; 

But thereof there's no need to speak, in truth. 
"

the wife of Bath

• gold digger
• 5 marriages
• enjoys sex

women were meant to be chaste. They were not to experience sexual pleasure.

The Wife's Tale

There was a housewife come from Bath, or near,
Who—sad to say—was deaf in either ear.
At making cloth she had so great a bent
She bettered those of Ypres and even of Ghent.
Her kerchiefs were of finest weave and ground;(5)
I dare swear that they weighed a full ten pound
Which, of a Sunday, she wore on her head.
Her hose were of the choicest scarlet red,
Close gartered, and her shoes were soft and new.
Bold was her face, and fair, and red of hue.(10)

She’d been respectable throughout her life,
With five churched husbands bringing joy and strife,
Not counting other company in youth;
But thereof there’s no need to speak, in truth.
Three times she’d journeyed to Jerusalem;(15)
And many a foreign stream she’d had to stem;
At Rome she’d been, and she’d been in Boulogne,
In Spain at Santiago, and at Cologne.
.

            

She could tell much of wandering by the way:
Gap-toothed was she, it is no lie to say.(20)
Upon an ambler easily she sat,
Well wimpled, aye, and over all a hat
As broad as is a buckler or a targe,
A rug was tucked around her buttocks large,
And on her feet a pair of spurs quite sharp.(25)
In company well could she laugh and carp.
The remedies of love she knew, perchance,
For of that art she’d learned the old, old dance

What do most women desire, according to the Wife of Bath?

1. sovereignty over their husbands
2. perfect beauty
3. true love
4. great wealth

What is the Wife of Bath's Tale about?

1. About John and Alayn, who go to a miller to have their corn milled. The miller steals some of their flour and the students seduce the wife and daughter of the miller.
2. About a poor student, Nicholas, who sleeps with the wife of his landlord, while his landlord hides in a tub.
3. About a merciless archdeacon, a summoner who extorts money and the devil disguised as a yeoman.
4. A knight rapes a maiden and as a punishment he has to find out what women want most.

The Pardoner's Tale

A pardoner

- Speaks to people in churches

- Sells pardons (aflaten)

- Has a lot of possessions that belonged to "saints" (heiligen) = relics

The Pardoner's Tale

- Three (drunk) men go on a search for Death, to kill him

- The three encounter an old man and start shouting at him

- The old man points the men towards a point where they can find Death, instead they find a lot of money

- And then...