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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. What is the Narrator's name?
(a) The Narrator's name is not given.
(b) Sir Topas.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) Geoffrey Chaucer.

2. How do the other two men find Death?
(a) They die of old age.
(b) They are stabbed.
(c) They don't find Death.
(d) They are poisoned.

3. Why does Dorigen contemplate suicide?
(a) Aurelius completed the task she challenged him with.
(b) She becomes ill.
(c) Arveragus has been killed in battle.
(d) Aurelius gets her pregnant.

4. Who tells the Tale of Sir Topas?
(a) The Manciple.
(b) The Host.
(c) Sir Topas.
(d) Chaucer.

5. What kind of language does the Host use to ask the Man of Law to tell his tale?
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) Vernacular.
(d) Legal language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the Wife of Bath he thinks questions of authority and scripture should be left to the proper authorities?

2. Who does January marry?

3. What does the miller refill half the students' the flour sack with?

4. How many husbands does the Wife of Bath consider “good?”

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

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