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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. Where is the Narrator going?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) The town is not given.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) London.

2. Why does the Reeve feel the way he does about the Miller's Tale?
(a) He was once an astronomy student.
(b) He remembers the event from a town he once lived in.
(c) He was once a parish clerk.
(d) He was once a carpenter.

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

4. What is the Narrator's name?
(a) Sir Gawain.
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(c) Sir Topas.
(d) The Narrator's name is not given.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will determine the best tale in the contest?

2. Who is the focus of the Reeve's Tale?

3. Who sleeps with the miller's daughter?

4. Who ultimately wins Emilie's hand?

5. Who sleeps with the miller's wife?

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