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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 does the king in the Clerk’s Tale take his daughter from his wife?
(a) To test her loyalty.
(b) In anger.
(c) To protect her from enemies.
(d) To send her to a school.

2. What happens to Appius at the end of the Physician's Tale?
(a) He is imprisoned.
(b) He flees.
(c) He is exiled.
(d) He is hanged.

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

4. Where is the man from who told the Clerk his tale?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Padua.
(d) London.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tale is the Squire asked to tell?

2. Who does the Franklin compare the Squire to?

3. Who sleeps with the miller's wife?

4. Why does the Priest refuse to tell the next story?

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

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