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The Canterbury Tales Study Guide9 chapters | 159 lessons | 2 flashcard sets
The Merchant in The Canterbury Tales: Character Analysis & Description
1. The merchant boasts in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales that he is proficient at a particular task. What is this task?
2. In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales the merchant claims to know a bit about marriage. How long has he been married?
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About This Quiz & Worksheet
Thanks to the quiz and worksheet, which are accessible anytime, you can gauge your comprehension of the merchant and his role in The Canterbury Tales. What the merchant does for a living and how long he's been married are topics you need to know for the quiz.
Quiz & Worksheet Goals
These tools help in testing your knowledge of:
- The merchant's job
- What the merchant might be hiding
- Task that the merchant says he is proficient at
- Garment the merchant wears
Skills Practiced
- Information recall - access the knowledge you have gained about how long the merchant has been married
- Interpreting information - verify that you can read information about what the merchant might be hiding and interpret it correctly
- Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the lesson on the merchant from The Canterbury Tales
Additional Learning
Use the lesson called The Merchant in The Canterbury Tales: Character Analysis & Description to cover more about this character. Other topics you can review any time include:
- How the merchant looks
- The merchant's personality
- Why the merchant might be considered a deceptive character
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13 in chapter 4 of the course:
- The Canterbury Tales Character List & Flashcards
- Harry Bailly the Host in The Canterbury Tales: Character Analysis & Description
- Who is the Narrator of The Canterbury Tales? - Portrayal & Description
- The Knight in The Canterbury Tales: Description & Social Class
- The Miller in The Canterbury Tales: Description & Occupation 2:52
- The Reeve in The Canterbury Tales: Description & Character Analysis
- The Cook in The Canterbury Tales: Physical Description & Social Class 4:56
- The Man of Law in The Canterbury Tales: Appearance & Analysis 3:33
- The Wife of Bath in The Canterbury Tales: Description & Character Analysis
- The Friar in The Canterbury Tales: Character Analysis, Description & Traits 3:17
- The Summoner in The Canterbury Tales: Description & Character Analysis 5:11
- The Clerk in The Canterbury Tales: Physical Description & Character Analysis
- The Merchant in The Canterbury Tales: Character Analysis & Description 4:20
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