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

2. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
(a) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) William Shakespeare.

3. Who ultimately wins Emilie's hand?
(a) Palamon.
(b) Arcite.
(c) Theseus.
(d) No one; she remains unmarried.

4. What kind of tale does the Friar offer to tell?
(a) A tale about a summoner.
(b) A tale about authority.
(c) A tale about scripture.
(d) A comedic tale.

5. What is the Narrator's name?
(a) Sir Gawain.
(b) The Narrator's name is not given.
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(d) Sir Topas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is released from prison?

3. What is the yeoman's real identity?

4. Where did the Wife of Bath meet Jankyn?

5. Who speaks out on the knight's behalf to change his punishment?

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