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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Thomas give the friar and his brothers?
(a) A burp.
(b) A fart.
(c) Gold.
(d) Food.

2. What happens when the friar returns to the convent?
(a) He keeps a portion of what is given to him before giving the rest to the convent.
(b) He prays for himself.
(c) He sells what the parishioners give him.
(d) He forgets to pray for the parishioners.

3. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?
(a) Hippolyte.
(b) Four women whose husbands have died.
(c) Emilie.
(d) Palamon and Arcite.

4. What does Thomas's wife want the friar to preach to Thomas about?
(a) Gluttony.
(b) Envy.
(c) Lust.
(d) Anger.

5. Who is the focus of the Summoner's Tale?
(a) A priest.
(b) A friar's wife.
(c) A summoner.
(d) A friar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Reeve feel the way he does about the Miller's Tale?

2. What kind of language does the Host use to ask the Man of Law to tell his tale?

3. What is the question the knight must answer?

4. Why does the Summoner say the Friar's Tale is well documented?

5. Where did the Wife of Bath meet Jankyn?

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