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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dorigen?
(a) The queen of Arveragus's kingdom.
(b) The wife Arveragus takes.
(c) Arveragus's squire.
(d) Arveragus's brother.

2. What warning does the Narrator give the reader about the Miller's Tale?
(a) The Narrator says the tale might be offensive.
(b) The Narrator says the Miller's drunkenness makes the story appear backward.
(c) The Narrator says the tale might be difficult to follow.
(d) The Narrator says the Miller's tale is incomplete.

3. What kind of language does the Host use to ask the Man of Law to tell his tale?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Legal language.
(d) Vernacular.

4. Who is the focus of the Summoner's Tale?
(a) A friar's wife.
(b) A priest.
(c) A summoner.
(d) A friar.

5. What does the Reeve think of the Miller's Tale?
(a) He dislikes it.
(b) He does not give an opinion.
(c) He thinks it is more truth than fiction.
(d) He enjoys it.

6. Who is the mysterious guest that appears at the king's celebration in the Squire’s Tale?
(a) An old woman from London.
(b) A warrior from a distant land.
(c) A knight from Araby.
(d) A suitor.

7. Why does the Reeve want to tell the next tale?
(a) To pay the Miller back for his story.
(b) The Narrator insists that he tell the next tale.
(c) To show the Miller he is not the type of character from the Miller's Tale.
(d) The Host asks him to tell the next story.

8. In the Clerk’s Tale, how old is the king's son when he is taken?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) His age is not given.
(d) Six months.

9. What animal does the king's daughter nurse back to health in the Squire’s Tale?
(a) A horse.
(b) An owl.
(c) A cat.
(d) A falcon.

10. What does the king in the Clerk’s Tale forge in order to pretend to be free from his wife?
(a) A new law.
(b) A letter from his wife's father saying he no longer gives his blessing.
(c) Papal permission.
(d) A royal divorce decree.

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

12. What does Dorigen see that makes her nervous about her husband's safety?
(a) A map.
(b) A tournament.
(c) Smoke in the distance.
(d) Rocks on the shore.

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

14. What vision did the friar in the Summoner's Prologue have?
(a) Hell.
(b) The Holy Lands.
(c) Space.
(d) Earth.

15. What is the job of the spies in The Friar's Tale?
(a) To gather tithes from parish members.
(b) To find out who is speaking out against the church.
(c) To get information for homilies.
(d) To gather information about parish members.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the Narrator on his journey?

3. What does the miller refill half the students' the flour sack with?

4. What is the Cook's name?

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

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