Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales. In Flanders there was once a company Of youngsters wedded to such sin and folly As gaming, dicing, brothels, and taverns, Where, night and day, with harps, lutes, and citherns, They spend their time in dicing and in dancing, Eating and drinking more than they can carry; And with these abominable excesses They offer up the vilest sacrifices . . . Which word best characterizes the young people in this passage?
The passage describes the young people spending their time gambling, visiting brothels and taverns, and drinking excessively. These behaviors are presented as sinful and “abominable,” so “immoral” best characterizes them. The other choices do not match the conduct described.
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