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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?
(a) Emilie.
(b) Four women whose husbands have died.
(c) Hippolyte.
(d) Palamon and Arcite.

2. Who is released from prison?
(a) Arcite.
(b) Palamon.
(c) Neither Palamon nor Arcite are released.
(d) Palamon and Arcite are both released.

3. What does the Reeve think of the Miller's Tale?
(a) He dislikes it.
(b) He does not give an opinion.
(c) He enjoys it.
(d) He thinks it is more truth than fiction.

4. What does Nicholas tell John which allows him to spend the night with Alison?
(a) He insists that Alison is possessed by a spirit and only he can exorcise it.
(b) He must travel to London to save his soul.
(c) A second flood is coming.
(d) There will be a spectacular meteor shower.

5. What punishment does Theseus give Palamon and Arcite?
(a) Imprisonment in Thebes.
(b) Servitude in Creon.
(c) Imprisonment in Athens.
(d) Servitude in Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the Host ask to speak after the Knight's Tale?

2. Who sleeps with the miller's wife?

3. What is a manciple?

4. What is different about the Miller's section in comparison to the Knight's section?

5. What warning does the Narrator give the reader about the Miller's Tale?

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