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

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

3. What does the miller refill half the students' the flour sack with?
(a) Sand.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Bran.
(d) Baby powder.

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. What does Absalom get from the blacksmith?
(a) Tongs.
(b) An anvil.
(c) A sword.
(d) A red-hot poker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Cook's name?

3. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?

4. Why does the Priest refuse to tell the next story?

5. Why is the apprentice cook able to revel all day?

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