Question

Read the excerpt from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and then complete the sentences that follow.

Answer 1

Answer:

Clerk, poor and income.

Explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" is a collection of tales told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. The general prologue of the whole text give an introduction to the pilgrims and their general background.

The passage provided in the question is from the part of the clerk where the narrator provides the details about him.

In this description of the (clerk), the word threadbare tells the audience that this character is (poor). The reason for his situation is that he did not get any (income) from the Catholic Church.

The word in the bold are the correct answers for the particular lines. The clerk appeared poor, with his "threadbare.....overcoat". Threadbare means a very minimal/ tattered clothing, which suggests the poverty of the individual. And the reason for his poor state was because he did not get any income/ benefice from the church. Benefice is some sort of job or position in the church which will include a monetary source of income.

Answer 2

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: In this description of the "squire," the word threadbare tells the audience that this character is "miserly." The reason for his situation is that he did not get any "blessings" from the Catholic Church.