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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Sultan baptized?
(a) She insists.
(b) He wants to be pure for Lady Constance.
(c) Her father insists.
(d) He is Muslim and Lady Constance is Christian.

2. Who warns the Friar before he tells his tale?
(a) The Summoner.
(b) The Host.
(c) The Nun's Priest.
(d) The Monk.

3. Who employs the summoner in The Friar's Tale?
(a) A priest.
(b) A bishop.
(c) An archdeacon.
(d) A mayor.

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

5. Why does the Cook have to tell a good tale?
(a) To answer the Reeve's tale.
(b) To make up for the bad food he has sold.
(c) To keep the pilgrims entertained.
(d) To win the contest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the apprentice cook able to revel all day?

2. How does the Cook react to the Reeve's tale?

3. Who wants to marry Lady Constance?

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

5. Who comes to Alison's window after Nicholas and Alison spend the night together?

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