1)  How many travelers went to Canterbury?  What is the importance of Canterbury? 2)  What was Chaucer attempting to achieve with THE CANTERBURY TALES? Was he successful? Explain your answer

1)  How many travelers went to Canterbury?  What is the importance of Canterbury?

2)  What was Chaucer attempting to achieve with THE CANTERBURY TALES? Was he successful? Explain your answer.

3.  What criticism does he make concerning the doctor?  Are these valid concerns? What modern parallels exist?  Explain your answer.

4. How does Chaucer portray the Knight?  What social criticism he is making about war?

5.  What role does the Pardoner have in the Church?

6.  In what season does the story occur?  What is the significance of this?

7.  Describe the Wife of Bath.

8.  What agreement do the travelers reach with each other? What is the point of this agreement?

9.  Describe the Prioress - what criticisms does the author make regarding her and her position in the Church?

10. How does the author regard the Monk?

11. What criticism does Chaucer make concerning the Friar?  Would this criticism be surprising to his audience? Why or why not?

12. How does the Squire contrast with his father The Knight?