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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 happens when the friar returns to the convent?
(a) He forgets to pray for the parishioners.
(b) He sells what the parishioners give him.
(c) He keeps a portion of what is given to him before giving the rest to the convent.
(d) He prays for himself.

2. In the Squire’s Tale, what gift is the king's daughter given by the mysterious guest?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A pear tree.
(c) A ring.
(d) A dove.

3. Who is the mysterious guest that appears at the king's celebration in the Squire’s Tale?
(a) A suitor.
(b) A knight from Araby.
(c) A warrior from a distant land.
(d) An old woman from London.

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

5. What kind of tale is the Squire asked to tell?
(a) A tale about bravery.
(b) A tale about nobility.
(c) A tale about love.
(d) A tale about religion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the Host use as many medical terms as he can when speaking to the Physician after his tale?

3. What does Thomas's wife want the friar to preach to Thomas about?

4. What happens when John falls through the ceiling?

5. Why is the Sultan baptized?

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