I’ll tell you in a word what I’m about:
I preach for money, and for nothing else.

–The Canterbury Tales,
Geoffrey Chaucer

How does the passage satirize pardoners?

by exaggerating the Pardoner’s extreme greed

by demonstrating the Pardoner’s excessive pride

by contrasting the Pardoner’s laziness with his desire to be successful

Question

I’ll tell you in a word what I’m about:
 I preach for money, and for nothing else.

–The Canterbury Tales,
Geoffrey Chaucer





How does the passage satirize pardoners?


by exaggerating the Pardoner’s extreme greed

by demonstrating the Pardoner’s excessive pride

by contrasting the Pardoner’s laziness with his desire to be successful

anonymous · Answer

no

anonymous · Answer

the first choice is the correct answer