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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Troilus do when he sees how sad Criseyde has become in Pandarus's house?
(a) He cries.
(b) He vomits.
(c) He holds her.
(d) He faints.

2. Who finds Troilus crying?
(a) Pandarus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Paris.
(d) Agamemnon.

3. Who is with Criseyde when Pandarus goes to see her?
(a) Troilus.
(b) Two ladies.
(c) A foreign dignitary.
(d) Hector.

4. How does Troilus feel when Criseyde greets him the way that she does?
(a) Happy.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

5. Who does Chaucer dedicate Book III to at its beginning?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Venus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pandarus say will make Criseyde the proudest woman on Earth?

2. What does Criseyde call Hector when talking to Pandarus?

3. Who does Chaucer say will get the most out of this poem?

4. Where is this poem set?

5. What does Criseyde do when Troilus agrees to her conditions?

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