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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What punishment does Theseus give Palamon and Arcite?
(a) Servitude in Creon.
(b) Imprisonment in Thebes.
(c) Servitude in Athens.
(d) Imprisonment in Athens.

3. What animal does the king's daughter nurse back to health in the Squire’s Tale?
(a) A falcon.
(b) A horse.
(c) An owl.
(d) A cat.

4. Where does the apprentice cook work?
(a) Dublin.
(b) On a ship.
(c) London.
(d) Canterbury.

5. How many children does the king in the Squire's Tale have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) The exact number is not given.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Thomas give the friar and his brothers?

2. Who is planning to attack the Christians at the wedding feast?

3. What does Nicholas tell John which allows him to spend the night with Alison?

4. What does Thomas's wife want the friar to preach to Thomas about?

5. Why is the Sultan baptized?

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