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

2. Who asks the Squire for the next tale?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The Host.
(c) The Friar.
(d) We do not know.

3. What does the friar in the Summoner's Tale promise in exchange for whatever the parishioners will give?
(a) Prayer and salvation.
(b) Forgiveness of sins.
(c) God's blessings.
(d) Peace of mind.

4. What is different about the Wife of Bath's Prologue?
(a) It is very long.
(b) It is not told by the Wife of Bath.
(c) It is only one sentence.
(d) It is in song.

5. What flower does the Prioress name in her prologue?
(a) A rose.
(b) A daisy.
(c) An orchid.
(d) A lily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the focus of the Man of Law's tale?

2. What is the standard punishment for the knight's crime?

3. Who employs the summoner in The Friar's Tale?

4. Why does Dorigen contemplate suicide?

5. Who wants to marry Lady Constance?

(see the answer key)

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