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

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

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

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

5. How many husbands does the Wife of Bath consider “good?”
(a) None of them.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) All of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about the Miller's section in comparison to the Knight's section?

2. Who sleeps with the miller's wife?

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

4. Who comes to Alison's window after Nicholas and Alison spend the night together?

5. In the Squire’s Tale, what gift is the king's daughter given by the mysterious guest?

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