View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Who comes to Alison's window after Nicholas and Alison spend the night together?
(a) Absalom.
(b) The Miller.
(c) An unknown townsperson.
(d) John.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it determined that the Knight will tell the first tale?

2. Why is the Narrator on his journey?

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

4. What is a manciple?

5. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 234 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample