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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Second Nun's Prologue and Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who restores January's sight?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Prosperpina.
(c) An angel.
(d) Venus.

2. How do the other two men find Death?
(a) They don't find Death.
(b) They die of old age.
(c) They are stabbed.
(d) They are poisoned.

3. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?
(a) Emilie.
(b) Palamon and Arcite.
(c) Four women whose husbands have died.
(d) Hippolyte.

4. What does Nicholas tell John which allows him to spend the night with Alison?
(a) He must travel to London to save his soul.
(b) A second flood is coming.
(c) There will be a spectacular meteor shower.
(d) He insists that Alison is possessed by a spirit and only he can exorcise it.

5. In the Squire’s Tale, what gift is the king's daughter given by the mysterious guest?
(a) A pear tree.
(b) A dove.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the Franklin to go on with his tale?

2. Who does January marry?

3. How much money does the merchant's wife ask for?

4. Who is the focus of the Man of Law's tale?

5. Why does the friar tell Thomas the brothers have been praying for him?

(see the answer key)

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