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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. Who tells the Tale of Melibee?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) Chaucer.
(c) The Host.
(d) The speaker is not known.

2. What is the subject of the Merchant's Tale?
(a) Finance.
(b) Religion.
(c) Travel.
(d) Marriage.

3. Who is released from prison?
(a) Palamon and Arcite are both released.
(b) Palamon.
(c) Arcite.
(d) Neither Palamon nor Arcite are released.

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

5. What does the miller refill half the students' the flour sack with?
(a) Baby powder.
(b) Sand.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Bran.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives does Chanticleer have?

2. Who is the focus of the Summoner's Tale?

3. What warning does the Narrator give the reader about the Miller's Tale?

4. Where are the Syrian merchants when they hear of Lady Constance?

5. What is the prize for the best tale?

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