The most accurate description of the group of pilgrims is as a

What reason is given for the pilgrims tell tales during the journey?

How does Chaucer feel about the church based upon the majority of the descriptions of the clergy class?

What figurative language device does Chaucer mainly use to depict the clergy class?

This pilgrim is a wealthy weaver, has a gap between her teeth, is slightly deaf, and has been married five times.

In The Canterbury Tales the Skipper is the character that ...

Which of the following best describes the squire?

By focusing mainly on the battles, the Knight had fought successfully and the nobility of the work he'd done, the reader can assume that Chaucer feels what about knights?

Chaucer does not believe that the Doctor has true spiritual reasons for going on the pilgrimage. What line best supports this statement?

“He was an honest worker, good and true.”

“Was deeply in debt but no one knew.”

“In fifteen mortal battles he had been.”

“He was less busy than he seemed.”

“He rode a farmer’s horse as best he could.”

“Children were afraid when he appeared”

He was the Squire's servant. He was a woodsman, a Robin Hood type character.

He was bald and fat. He had a preference for fine clothes and luxuries. He didn't like hard work, but he did like to ride.

He takes bribes for easy penance. He knows the taverns and barmaids better than he does the lepers and beggars. He is rather aristocratic, and he lisps.

He looked a little like Santa Claus. He liked to eat, drink and be merry. He was a country gentleman with a dagger and a silk purse.

What tradesmen were there?

He was from Dartmouth, didn't ride well, and was a good navigator. He had little conscience about killing the enemy, and seemed rather like a pirate.

He knew his profession well, and took kickbacks from one in another profession. He was not particularly religious. He was dressed in red and blue-gray garments, and loved gold.

This pilgrim was truly Christ-like; patient, giving, holy and virtuous, and didn't believe in pomp or glory. He practiced what he preached.

He was the Parson's brother. He was an honest worker who paid his tithes on time.

He had a football-player build. He had a red beard, a wart on his nose, and a filthy mouth. He cheated customers and in his spare time played the bagpipes.

He was a shrewd buyer. Lawyers with all their knowledge were no match for him. He purchased well and kept the extra money for himself. He stole the lawyers blind.

He was old, choleric, and thin. He was a good manager and good carpenter, feared by the farm workers. He usually brought up the rear of the party, lagging behind.

He had a red face full of sores. He ate onions and drank too much. He would take bribes.

This pilgrim sang in a strong voice, had long, yellow hair, bulging eyes, was baby-faced and carried a bunch of false relics to sell.

Enjoyed hunting with greyhounds