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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. Who curses the summoner?
(a) The yeoman.
(b) A rich widow.
(c) The archdeacon.
(d) A farmer.

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

3. Why is the apprentice cook able to revel all day?
(a) He quits his apprenticeship.
(b) He becomes a private cook for a man who travels frequently.
(c) He marries a rich woman.
(d) He is dismissed by his master.

4. Who does the Man of Law say has already told all the good stories?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Chaucer.
(c) The Knight.
(d) The writers of the Bible.

5. Who employs the summoner in The Friar's Tale?
(a) A bishop.
(b) A priest.
(c) An archdeacon.
(d) A mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What warning does the Narrator give the reader about the Miller's Tale?

2. Who asks the Clerk to tell the next story?

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

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

5. Where were the friars in the vision from the Summoner's Prologue?

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