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Chaucer makes note of this character’s forehead, which is “almost a span across.”  (NOTE:  A “span”  is more than nine inches.)  

The pilgrims in the story are hoping to travel to:  

In the Catholic religion, two saints, Saint Maur and Saint Benet established rules for how monks were to behave.  How does the Monk in “The Canterbury Tales” feel about these important rules the religious histororical documents?  

The “greyhounds and hunting” that the Monk prefers are:  

Chaucer was likely born during the decade.  

Where does the Friar prefer to go–to help people in the Middle Ages?

Giving pocket knives to girls directly contradicts this characters place in the church, whereby they should be taking a vow of poverty so that they can “do for others less fortunate.”  

Which of the following is not true–concerning Chaucer’s professional life?

Chaucer’s main job in life was not writing.  What was his primary function? 

Why would “a fat swan,” a favorite meal of the Monk, be an issue during the Middle Ages?