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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. Who will determine the best tale in the contest?
(a) The Host.
(b) The Pardoner.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) The group will vote.

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

3. What warning does the Narrator give the reader about the Miller's Tale?
(a) The Narrator says the Miller's drunkenness makes the story appear backward.
(b) The Narrator says the tale might be difficult to follow.
(c) The Narrator says the tale might be offensive.
(d) The Narrator says the Miller's tale is incomplete.

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

5. Who sleeps with the miller's wife?
(a) Alan.
(b) The miller.
(c) John.
(d) The manciple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when John falls through the ceiling?

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

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

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

5. What does Nicholas tell John which allows him to spend the night with Alison?

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