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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. What happens when John falls through the ceiling?
(a) He breaks Nicholas's arm.
(b) He kills Allison.
(c) He breaks a leg.
(d) He breaks an arm.

2. What kind of language does the Host use to ask the Man of Law to tell his tale?
(a) Legal language.
(b) Vernacular.
(c) French.
(d) Latin.

3. What does Nicholas tell John which allows him to spend the night with Alison?
(a) He insists that Alison is possessed by a spirit and only he can exorcise it.
(b) He must travel to London to save his soul.
(c) A second flood is coming.
(d) There will be a spectacular meteor shower.

4. What is the name of the apprentice cook?
(a) Roger.
(b) Landon.
(c) Perkin.
(d) He is unnamed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Miller say his tale is about?

2. Who sleeps with the miller's daughter?

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

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

5. What is the Narrator's name?

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