<p> Pardoner’s Tale Questions—answer in complete sentences! </p><p>Name ______Class ______Date ______</p><p>1. The Pardoner admits that he does what (pg. 168)?</p><p>2. He also admits that he likes rich food and what else (pg. 168-169)?</p><p>3. In the beginning of the story, the three young men are doing what (pg. 169)?</p><p>4. The Pardoner stops in the middle of his tale to preach about what?</p><p>5. When the coffin passes at the Inn who do the three men tell to go find out who died (pg. 169)?</p><p>6. What was the “sneaky thief’s” name that killed the friend of the three men (pg. 169)?</p><p>7. Where did the old man say they could find the “sneaky thief” (pg. 172)?</p><p>8. How many bushels of gold did they find (pg. 172)?</p><p>9. What was the youngest man’s plan (pg. 173)?</p><p>10. What was the plan of the other two men (pg. 173)?</p><p>11. What happens when all three of the men put their plans into effect (pg. 174)?</p><p>12. What does the Pardoner want the rest of the pilgrims to buy at the end of the story (pg. 175)?</p><p>13. Who is the person he suggests should buy one first (pg. 175)?</p><p>14. Who restores the peace before they finally ride off (pg. 175)? 15. Evaluate the moral of the story the Pardoner tells:</p><p> a. What is the moral of the story? </p><p> b. Do you think the moral is actually true? Why or why not?</p><p>16. Do people with the Pardoner’s ethics exist today—in all sorts of professions? Explain your response.</p><p>17. What moral do you think Chaucer wants you to draw from “The Pardoner’s Tale”?</p><p>18. What aspects of medieval society (and human nature in general) do you think Chaucer is satirizing in “The Pardoner’s Tale”?</p><p>19. List 2 examples of irony in “The Pardoner’s Tale.”</p><p> a.</p><p> b.</p>