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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 is the yeoman's real identity?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A demon.
(c) An angel.
(d) A priest.

2. Who did the Host ask to speak after the Knight's Tale?
(a) The Monk.
(b) The Wife of Bath.
(c) The Prioress.
(d) The Nun's Priest.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the friar tell Thomas the brothers have been praying for him?

2. What punishment does Theseus give Palamon and Arcite?

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

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

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

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