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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who asks the Squire for the next tale?
(a) The Friar.
(b) We do not know.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) The Host.

3. Who does January marry?
(a) April.
(b) Aurora.
(c) June.
(d) May.

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

5. How does the youngest of the men find Death?
(a) He is stabbed.
(b) He trades his life with the wandering man.
(c) He doesn't find Death.
(d) He is poisoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the focus of the Shipman's Tale?

2. What animal is Chanticleer?

3. Who is Cecilia forced to marry?

4. How many wives does Chanticleer have?

5. Who employs the summoner in The Friar's Tale?

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