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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cupid do when he gets mad at Troilus?
(a) He condemns his house.
(b) He shoots an arrow at him.
(c) He forbids Fortune from visiting him.
(d) He confuses his sense.

2. What is Calkas' occupation?
(a) Weaver.
(b) Priest.
(c) Artist.
(d) Farmer.

3. Why does Criseyde always wear one color?
(a) She is a widow.
(b) She is marked a traitor.
(c) She is a student.
(d) She has a missing child.

4. What does Troilus do to leave the festival early?
(a) He pretends he has important work to do.
(b) He pays a fee.
(c) He reads a poem.
(d) He pretends to be sick.

5. What does a friend of Troilus say to try to make him mad?
(a) That his father is a traitor and so is he.
(b) That a knight like him will never advance in the ranks.
(c) That he is sad about the Greek blood that he has spilt.
(d) That Criseyde will never love a commoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chaucer say he hopes his poem provides?

2. What does Pandarus say will help him help Troilus?

3. What makes Troilus a braver and stronger warrior at the beginning of Book I?

4. In Book I, what kind of story does Chaucer say is in this poem?

5. During which season do the people honor their patron God?

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