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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 gift does Thomas give the friar and his brothers?
(a) A fart.
(b) Food.
(c) Gold.
(d) A burp.

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

3. Why does the Summoner say the Friar's Tale is well documented?
(a) Because friars are often in the company of demons.
(b) Because he knows many friar who have made deals with devils.
(c) Because no friar was known to be in the company of angels.
(d) Because even Chaucer wrote on friars.

4. What does Absalom get from the blacksmith?
(a) An anvil.
(b) Tongs.
(c) A sword.
(d) A red-hot poker.

5. What vision did the friar in the Summoner's Prologue have?
(a) Space.
(b) Earth.
(c) Hell.
(d) The Holy Lands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the friar in the Summoner's Tale promise in exchange for whatever the parishioners will give?

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

3. How long does Lady Constance roam at sea?

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

5. What kind of language does the Host use to ask the Man of Law to tell his tale?

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