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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does January want to marry?
(a) To have a son.
(b) To have someone to take care of him.
(c) For companionship.
(d) To have someone to take care of.

2. Who tells the Franklin to go on with his tale?
(a) The Prioress.
(b) The Host.
(c) The Knight.
(d) The Squire.

3. Where is the Narrator going?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) The town is not given.
(d) London.

4. What is a manciple?
(a) A steward.
(b) An accountant.
(c) A shift supervisor.
(d) An owner of the mill.

5. What is the standard punishment for the knight's crime?
(a) Servitude.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Death.

6. Who tells the Wife of Bath he thinks questions of authority and scripture should be left to the proper authorities?
(a) The Friar.
(b) The Host.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) The Summoner.

7. What does the knight in the Wife of Bath's Tale do that gets him in trouble?
(a) He rapes a young maiden.
(b) He speaks out against the queen.
(c) He steals from the king.
(d) He kidnaps a young maiden.

8. Where are the Syrian merchants when they hear of Lady Constance?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Milan.
(d) London.

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

10. How does the Cook react to the Reeve's tale?
(a) He thinks it was unrealistic.
(b) He wants to hear more from the Reeve.
(c) He likes it.
(d) He dislikes it.

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

12. Who restores January's sight?
(a) Prosperpina.
(b) Venus.
(c) Pluto.
(d) An angel.

13. How was the fight between the Wife of Bath and Jankyn resolved?
(a) They came to an agreement.
(b) It wasn't.
(c) They divorced.
(d) He proposed to her.

14. What is the question the knight must answer?
(a) What is the key to happiness?
(b) What is love?
(c) What is happiness?
(d) What do women most desire?

15. What happens when John falls through the ceiling?
(a) He breaks an arm.
(b) He breaks Nicholas's arm.
(c) He kills Allison.
(d) He breaks a leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Squire ask to be excused for?

2. Why is the Sultan baptized?

3. How long does Lady Constance roam at sea?

4. Who curses the summoner?

5. What animal does the king's daughter nurse back to health in the Squire’s Tale?

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