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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 animal is Chanticleer?
(a) A horse.
(b) A dog.
(c) A fox.
(d) A rooster.

2. What kind of tale does the Friar offer to tell?
(a) A tale about authority.
(b) A comedic tale.
(c) A tale about a summoner.
(d) A tale about scripture.

3. Why does the king in the Squire’s Tale order a celebration?
(a) For the birth of his twentieth child.
(b) For his twentieth wedding anniversary.
(c) For his daughter's twentieth birthday.
(d) For the twentieth anniversary of his reign.

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

5. Where does the apprentice cook work?
(a) London.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Dublin.
(d) On a ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the corrupt man's wife have?

2. Who is Arveragus?

3. What is the subject of the Merchant's Tale?

4. Who did the Host ask to speak after the Knight's Tale?

5. Who helps the knight answer the question?

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