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The Canterbury Tales
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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Summary
Chapter Summaries
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The General Prologue Summary
The Knight’s Tale Summary
The Miller’s Tale Summary
The Reeve’s Tale Summary
The Cook’s Tale Summary
The Man of Law’s Tale Summary
The Wife of Bath’s Tale Summary
The Friar’s Tale Summary
The Summoner’s Tale Summary
The Clerk’s Tale Summary
The Merchant’s Tale Summary
The Squire’s Tale Summary
The Franklin’s Tale Summary
The Physician’s Tale Summary
The Pardoner’s Tale Summary
The Shipman’s Tale Summary
The Prioress’s Tale Summary
The Tale of Sir Thopas Summary
The Tale of Melibee Summary
The Monk’s Tale Summary
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale Summary
The Canon’s Yeoman’s Summary
The Manciple’s Tale Summary
The Parson’s Tale Summary
Chaucer’s Retraction Summary
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Themes: All Themes
Themes: The Trials and Tribulations of Marriage
Themes: Religion, True and False
Themes: Fate versus Free Will
Themes: Greed
Themes: Hypocrisy
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Short-Answer Quizzes: 1: General Prologue
Short-Answer Quizzes: 2: The Knight's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 3: The Miller's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 4: The Reeve's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 6: The Man of Law's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 7: The Shipman's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 8: The Prioress's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 9: The Tale of Sir Thopas
Short-Answer Quizzes: 10: The Monk's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 11: The Nun's Priest's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 12: The Wife of Bath's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 13: The Friar's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 14: The Summoner's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 15: The Cleric's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 16: The Merchant's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 17: The Squire's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 18: The Franklin's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 19: The Physician's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 20: The Pardoner's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 21: The Second Nun's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 22: The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 23: The Manciple's Tale
Short-Answer Quizzes: 24: The Parson's Tale
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The Canterbury Tales Questions by Tag
Characters
The Pardoner
The Wife of Bath
The Miller
Pilgrims
The Franklin
The Knight
The Squire
The Friar
The Summoner
Harry Bailey
Wife of Bath
Knight
The Prioress
The Manciple
Themes
Greed
Human Nature
Morality
Social Class
Historical Context
Medieval Society
Plot
The General Prologue
Literary Devices
Allusion
Authorship
Geoffrey Chaucer
Genre
Estate Satire
