Medieval Literature Test Terms “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” “Federigo’s Falcon” Chaucer (questions to follow) The Canterbury Pilgrims “The Pardoner’s Tale” “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”

Terms ①Frame story ②Ballad ③Rhythm ④Quatrain ⑤Romance ⑥Incremental repetition ⑦Refrain ⑧Irony ⑨Physiognomy ⑩allegory

Chaucer ①Chaucer was born into what kind of family? ②Chaucer ‘borrowed’ the idea of a frame narrative from whom? ③Thomas a’Becket was killed by…? ④The original plan for the Canterbury Tales had how many pilgrims and tales? ⑤Unusual because he was a commoner, Chaucer is buried where?

Pilgrims ① Wide Forehead and ate delicately ② Snowy white beard and constantly entertaining ③ Preferred to hunt rather than perform the duties of the church ④ Gap in teeth and large posterior ⑤ Terrible acne and bad breath ⑥ Huge ulcer on his knee ⑦ Wore a blue coat with red and white flowers; played the flute ⑧ Sold religious relics and told stories to make people pay money to him ⑨ Stole grain and had a huge wart on his nose ⑩ Owned the Tabard Inn in Southwark where it began