Question

9. Which excerpt from "The Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales best indicates that the Knight is a humble person? (1 point)

a. "Just home from service, he had joined our ranks/To do his pilgrimage..."
b. "He never yet a boorish thing had said/ In all his life to any..."
c. "Under assault, he had been there, and in/North Africa..."
d. "For him against another heathen Turk;/He was of sovereign value...",

Answer 1

B; Boorish means rough or coarse. Chaucer (the author) is saying that the Knight had never been rude, bad-mannered, or mean to another person. He is of high order among the other characters but chooses to be kind instead.

Answer 2

The excerpt from "The Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales that best indicates that the Knight is a humble person is "He never yet a boorish thing had said/ In all his life to any..."

Step-by-step explanation:

The knight in "The Canterbury Tales" is described as a person who has all the positive attributes a man could have, he is seen as a loyal, generous, refine and honorable person the line has been taken from the complete descriptions that is "He was of sovereign value in all eyes. And though so much distinguished, he was wise And in his bearing modest as a maid. He never yet a boorish thing had said In all his life to any, come what might; He was a true, a perfect-gentle knight."