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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Manciple's Tale begin?
(a) The forest.
(b) A faraway land.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Egypt.

2. What do the cameos the Monk tells center around?
(a) Trust.
(b) Drunkenness.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Deceit.

3. In the Clerk’s Tale, how does the king's charade end?
(a) The king confesses that it was all a test.
(b) His wife is kidnapped by an enemy king.
(c) His wife dies of heartache.
(d) The king marries his daughter.

4. Who does the Host discover sleeping in his saddle?
(a) The Pardoner.
(b) The Parson.
(c) The Manciple.
(d) The Cook.

5. What gift does Thomas give the friar and his brothers?
(a) Gold.
(b) Food.
(c) A fart.
(d) A burp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes John?

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

3. Why does the boy in the Prioress's Tale want to learn the song he hears?

4. Why is Aurelius despondent?

5. What is the yeoman's real identity?

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