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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tale of Sir Topas.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does the Reeve want to tell the next tale?
(a) To pay the Miller back for his story.
(b) The Host asks him to tell the next story.
(c) The Narrator insists that he tell the next tale.
(d) To show the Miller he is not the type of character from the Miller's Tale.

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

5. What warning does the Narrator give the reader about the Miller's Tale?
(a) The Narrator says the Miller's tale is incomplete.
(b) The Narrator says the tale might be difficult to follow.
(c) The Narrator says the Miller's drunkenness makes the story appear backward.
(d) The Narrator says the tale might be offensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the Franklin to go on with his tale?

2. Why is the Narrator on his journey?

3. Who helps the knight answer the question?

4. Who sleeps with the miller's daughter?

5. What does the knight in the Wife of Bath's Tale do that gets him in trouble?

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