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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. What kind of tale does the Friar offer to tell?
(a) A comedic tale.
(b) A tale about authority.
(c) A tale about a summoner.
(d) A tale about scripture.

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

3. How is it determined that the Knight will tell the first tale?
(a) The pilgrims draw straws.
(b) The Pardoner asks the Knight to go first.
(c) The Knight volunteers.
(d) The Host asks the Knight to go first.

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

5. Who reminds the Cook he must tell a good tale?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The Host.
(c) The Pardoner.
(d) The Prioress.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are the Syrian merchants when they hear of Lady Constance?

3. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?

4. Who warns the Friar before he tells his tale?

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

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