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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about the Miller's section in comparison to the Knight's section?
(a) All of the above.
(b) The Miller volunteers to tell a tale.
(c) The Miller's story is not about nobility.
(d) The Miller has a Prologue.

2. How many children does the king in the Squire's Tale have?
(a) Three.
(b) The exact number is not given.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

3. Who wants to marry Lady Constance?
(a) Lady Constance's cousin.
(b) The Sultan's son.
(c) The merchants.
(d) The Sultan.

4. Where were the friars in the vision from the Summoner's Prologue?
(a) Roaming earth.
(b) Under Satan's wings.
(c) In the mud of the hell for swine.
(d) Swarming Satan's “arse.”

5. How long does Lady Constance roam at sea?
(a) “Many months.”
(b) Until the snows came.
(c) A year and a day.
(d) A liturgical year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Priest refuse to tell the next story?

2. How do the other two men find Death?

3. Who is planning to attack the Christians at the wedding feast?

4. What does Nicholas tell John which allows him to spend the night with Alison?

5. What happens when the friar returns to the convent?

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