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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. Why does the Host use as many medical terms as he can when speaking to the Physician after his tale?
(a) To show that he has been educated in medical terminology.
(b) To impress the rest of the pilgrims.
(c) To keep the conversation going.
(d) To show his praise of the story.

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

3. Who did the Host ask to speak after the Knight's Tale?
(a) The Wife of Bath.
(b) The Monk.
(c) The Nun's Priest.
(d) The Prioress.

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

5. What wakes John?
(a) Nicholas's cry for water.
(b) Absalom wakes him to tell him what's happening.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A townsperson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tale do the pilgrims ask the Pardoner to tell?

2. What does the Squire ask to be excused for?

3. Who does the Host ask to tell the next tale?

4. Who is the mysterious guest that appears at the king's celebration in the Squire’s Tale?

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

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