I. TRUE OR FALSE. Write T or F in the blank to indicate the correct answer. 20 points.

_____________1. The Canterbury Tales were written in medieval times relating the story of how
the pilgrims walked a long procession.

_____________ 2. A Knight was a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a Freeholder.

_____________ 3. The knight had to be modest, polite and generous.

_____________ 4. A Yeoman was a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a Freeholder.

_____________ 5. Chivalry was a medieval knightly system with its religious, moral and social code.

_____________ 6. The word accrue is a verb that means to be added or gained.

_____________ 7. The knight wears a simple coat under his armor.

_____________ 8. The pilgrims started walking towards the shrine of Saint Thomas in June.

_____________ 9. He knights used to fight each other on horseback.

_____________ 10. Today, people still celebrate pilgrimages as for example in Spain and in Colon
and Santiago de Veraguas in Panama.

II. Multiple choice. Circle a, b, and c. 10 points.

1. Why are the pilgrims going to Canterbury?

a. To meet King Henry III
b. To see a medieval mystery play
c. To worship the relics of Saint Thomas Becket

2. The consonant repetition of a consonant sound.

a. Alliteration
b. Kenning
c. Irony

3. The name of the people who walked the procession.

a. Knights
b. Religious people
c. Pilgrims

4. In the movie The Scarlet Letter, we can see how he color red is used as a symbol of….
a. Evil
b. Loneliness
c. Lust

5. This man possessed a great deal of land and owned the both the land and everything on it.
a. Landlord
b. Knight
c. Yeoman
III. Read the definition and write the most appropriate answer. Pick a word from the box. 10
points.

1. Son of the knight, 20 years old, been in the cavalry, opposite of his father in appearance, sang,
recited poetry, jousted, dance, draw, write, and love. _______________________
2. Followed Chivalry, had been in many battles, jousted and killed “his man” three times, wise,
modest, “true”, a perfect gentle knight, fine horses but…. Not gaily dressed was going to give
thanks. ________________________
3. “A proper forester”, carried bow and arrows, was weathered, wore a medal of St. Christopher
and possessed a small piece of land. ____________________________
4. “Prioress” refined, elegant, pretentious, had several small dogs, not primarily interested in her
religious duties, wears a brooch that may have had a pagan saying on it, was accompanied by
another nun and three priest. _________________________
5. “Hunting with his sport”, might become an abbot someday, violates religious vows, owned
greyhounds, lavishly dressed.

The nun The Monk The Yeoman The Knight The Squire

IV. Explain how people celebrate pilgrimages today, the similarities and differences between the
medieval and the modern day pilgrimages. 40 points.