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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. 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 is dismissed by his master.
(d) He marries a rich woman.

2. Why does the knight's wife transform into a beautiful woman?
(a) He lets her make a decision.
(b) She doesn't.
(c) The queen allows her to.
(d) He asks her to.

3. Who does the king in the Clerk’s Tale choose as his bride?
(a) Griselda.
(b) She is not named.
(c) Alison.
(d) Janicula.

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

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

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 the Franklin compare the Squire to?

3. How does the merchant's wife offer to repay her loan?

4. Why does the friar tell Thomas the brothers have been praying for him?

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

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