"Then entered the dancing-girls of ill repute,
Graceful and slim, and girls who peddled fruit,
Harpers and bawds and women selling cake,
Who do their office for the Devil's sake,
To kindle and blow the fire of lechery."
After you hear this passage, the Pardoner launches into a tale about greed. It's the last you hear of the "dancing-girls." What might you infer about the Pardoner's tone from this passage?
A. He thinks his audience is pious
B. He thinks his audience members aren't being honest with themselves
C. He thinks his audience is well-educated
D. All of the above

Question

"Then entered the dancing-girls of ill repute, 
Graceful and slim, and girls who peddled fruit,
Harpers and bawds and women selling cake, 
Who do their office for the Devil's sake,
To kindle and blow the fire of lechery."
After you hear this passage, the Pardoner launches into a tale about greed. It's the last you hear of the "dancing-girls." What might you infer about the Pardoner's tone from this passage?
A. He thinks his audience is pious
B. He thinks his audience members aren't being honest with themselves
C. He thinks his audience is well-educated
D. All of the above

hockeychick23 · Answer

(This is from the Pardoner's Tale in the Cantebury Tales)