Year 7
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- In this lesson, we will learn about the character of the Friar and analyse how Chaucer uses him to satirise the Church.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What is the Prioress' role?
A member of a religious community of men.
A member of a religious community of women
A woman who has been married five times.
Q2.
Which of these things does the Prioress do?
Eat messily
Speak French well
Swear
Q3.
Which adjective best describes the Prioress?
Bad-mannered
Poor
Unattractive
Q4.
What does 'Amor vincit omnia' mean?
Love conquers nothing
Money conquers all
Q5.
What is 'irony'?
Making someone or something seem ridiculous.
Making something seem more than it is.
Making the reader laugh.
5 Questions
Q1.
What was the role of a Friar?
A man who served his lord as a soldier in armour and on horseback.
A man who works at a mill.
A member of a religious community of women.
Q2.
Which Estate were the clergy (members of the Church, such as Friars and Prioresses)?
Second
Third
Q3.
What was a Friar SUPPOSED to spend his time doing?
Eating and drinking lots of food
Flirting with women
Making lots of money
Q4.
Which adjective best describes the Friar in The Canterbury Tales?
Chaste
Honourable
Modest
Q5.
What is a stereotype?
Someone who has lots of relationships outside of marriage.
Someone who is willing to behave dishonestly for money or personal gain.