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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. Why is the Narrator on his journey?
(a) He is on a religious pilgrimage.
(b) He is going to visit family.
(c) He is looking for work.
(d) He is competing in a knights' tournament.

2. Why does the Summoner say the Friar's Tale is well documented?
(a) Because no friar was known to be in the company of angels.
(b) Because even Chaucer wrote on friars.
(c) Because friars are often in the company of demons.
(d) Because he knows many friar who have made deals with devils.

3. Who is the focus of the Man of Law's tale?
(a) Innkeepers.
(b) Men of law.
(c) Pilgrims.
(d) Merchants.

4. How does the Summoner react to the Friar's Tale?
(a) He expresses no opinion about it.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He finds it funny.
(d) He enjoys it.

5. Why does the Reeve feel the way he does about the Miller's Tale?
(a) He was once a carpenter.
(b) He remembers the event from a town he once lived in.
(c) He was once a parish clerk.
(d) He was once an astronomy student.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tale does the Friar offer to tell?

2. What does the Squire ask to be excused for?

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

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

5. What does the Miller say his tale is about?

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