Question

Read the excerpt from the General Prolgue to the Canterbury Tales. But with these relics, when he came upon Some poor up-country priest or backwoods parson, In just one day he’d pick up far more money Than any parish priest was like to see In two whole months. With double-talk and tricks He made the people and the priest his dupes. But to speak truth and do the fellow justice, In church he made a splendid ecclesiastic. Which underlined word best characterizes the pardon-seller as a swindler? backwoods money double-talk priest

Answer 1

double-talk

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the given excerpt from the General Prolgue to the Canterbury Tales, the author talks about a person who makes a living out of swindling country priests or some "backwoods parson" using relics.

It is noted that he would make more money than any parris priest has seen in two months through his double-talk.

Therefore, the word which best characterises the pardon-seller as a swindler is "double-talk*.