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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
(a) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) William Shakespeare.
2. Who asks the Squire for the next tale?
(a) The Friar.
(b) We do not know.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) The Host.
3. Who speaks out on the knight's behalf to change his punishment?
(a) The king's son.
(b) A priest.
(c) The knight's comrades.
(d) The ladies of the court.
4. Who sleeps with the miller's wife?
(a) The manciple.
(b) The miller.
(c) John.
(d) Alan.
5. In the Clerk’s Tale, how old is the king's son when he is taken?
(a) His age is not given.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Six months.
6. What caused the Wife of Bath and Jankyn to fight?
(a) He was reading about unfaithful women from his book.
(b) He went on a fishing trip on their anniversary.
(c) He had an affair.
(d) He refused to give her any money.
7. Who does the king in the Clerk’s Tale choose as his bride?
(a) She is not named.
(b) Alison.
(c) Griselda.
(d) Janicula.
8. Who restores January's sight?
(a) Pluto.
(b) An angel.
(c) Prosperpina.
(d) Venus.
9. What is the Narrator's name?
(a) Sir Topas.
(b) Sir Gawain.
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(d) The Narrator's name is not given.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. What is the question the knight must answer?
(a) What is love?
(b) What is the key to happiness?
(c) What do women most desire?
(d) What is happiness?
13. In the Squire’s Tale, what gift is the king's daughter given by the mysterious guest?
(a) A ring.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A dove.
(d) A pear tree.
14. Why does the Franklin interrupt the Squire?
(a) To compliment him.
(b) To ask a question.
(c) To insult him.
(d) To start a debate with the Miller.
15. What punishment does Theseus give Palamon and Arcite?
(a) Servitude in Athens.
(b) Imprisonment in Athens.
(c) Imprisonment in Thebes.
(d) Servitude in Creon.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Thomas's wife want the friar to preach to Thomas about?
2. Who ultimately wins Emilie's hand?
3. What is the prize for the best tale?
4. How is it determined that the Knight will tell the first tale?
5. What does the Reeve think of the Miller's Tale?
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