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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nun's Priest's Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Prioress offer in her prologue?
(a) A poem.
(b) A hymn.
(c) The account of a saint's life.
(d) A Scripture passage.

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

3. Who comes to Alison's window after Nicholas and Alison spend the night together?
(a) The Miller.
(b) John.
(c) Absalom.
(d) An unknown townsperson.

4. Who sleeps with the miller's daughter?
(a) The miller.
(b) The manciple.
(c) John.
(d) Alan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps the knight answer the question?

2. Why does the king in the Squire’s Tale order a celebration?

3. What is Virginius's profession?

4. How many wives does Chanticleer have?

5. Why is the Friar warned before he tells his tale?

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