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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reminds the Cook he must tell a good tale?
(a) The Prioress.
(b) The Host.
(c) The Pardoner.
(d) The Narrator.

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

3. Who is the focus of the Man of Law's tale?
(a) Men of law.
(b) Pilgrims.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Innkeepers.

4. Who is the focus of the Reeve's Tale?
(a) The Miller.
(b) A dishonest miller.
(c) A stupid parish priest.
(d) A knight.

5. Why does the Reeve want to tell the next tale?
(a) To show the Miller he is not the type of character from the Miller's Tale.
(b) The Host asks him to tell the next story.
(c) The Narrator insists that he tell the next tale.
(d) To pay the Miller back for his story.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the Cook react to the Reeve's tale?

3. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?

4. Why does the Cook have to tell a good tale?

5. What does the miller refill half the students' the flour sack with?

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