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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. What kind of tale does the Monk tell?
(a) Comdeic.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Religious.
(d) Happy.

2. How do the other two men find Death?
(a) They are stabbed.
(b) They are poisoned.
(c) They die of old age.
(d) They don't find Death.

3. Who employs the summoner in The Friar's Tale?
(a) A mayor.
(b) A priest.
(c) A bishop.
(d) An archdeacon.

4. What comparison does the Parson use for life?
(a) He says life is a tale.
(b) He says life is an ocean.
(c) He says life is a pilgrimage.
(d) He says life is a dinner party.

5. What does the Miller say his tale is about?
(a) A drunken brawl.
(b) A group on a pilgrimage.
(c) A love triangle.
(d) Saints.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sir John?

2. What does Thomas's wife want the friar to preach to Thomas about?

3. In the Clerk’s Tale, how does the king's charade end?

4. How does the Cook react to the Reeve's tale?

5. What does the Host do after the Prioress's Tale?

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