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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Summoner react to the Friar's Tale?
(a) He enjoys it.
(b) He finds it funny.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He expresses no opinion about it.

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

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

4. In the Squire’s Tale, what gift is the king's daughter given by the mysterious guest?
(a) A pear tree.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A dove.
(d) A ring.

5. Who reminds the Cook he must tell a good tale?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The Prioress.
(c) The Host.
(d) The Pardoner.

6. 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 tale might be difficult to follow.
(c) The Narrator says the Miller's drunkenness makes the story appear backward.
(d) The Narrator says the Miller's tale is incomplete.

7. Why does the king in the Clerk’s Tale take his daughter from his wife?
(a) To protect her from enemies.
(b) In anger.
(c) To test her loyalty.
(d) To send her to a school.

8. Who ultimately wins Emilie's hand?
(a) Palamon.
(b) Arcite.
(c) Theseus.
(d) No one; she remains unmarried.

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

10. How many children does the king in the Squire's Tale have?
(a) The exact number is not given.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

11. What does Nicholas tell John which allows him to spend the night with Alison?
(a) A second flood is coming.
(b) He must travel to London to save his soul.
(c) There will be a spectacular meteor shower.
(d) He insists that Alison is possessed by a spirit and only he can exorcise it.

12. Why does the friar tell Thomas the brothers have been praying for him?
(a) His wife has promised their estate to the friar.
(b) His wife asks the friar to say that.
(c) He is rewriting his will.
(d) He has been ill a long time.

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

14. Why does the king in the Squire’s Tale order a celebration?
(a) For the twentieth anniversary of his reign.
(b) For his daughter's twentieth birthday.
(c) For the birth of his twentieth child.
(d) For his twentieth wedding anniversary.

15. What punishment does Theseus give Palamon and Arcite?
(a) Imprisonment in Thebes.
(b) Imprisonment in Athens.
(c) Servitude in Creon.
(d) Servitude in Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the demon take the summoner to hell?

2. Why does the Reeve feel the way he does about the Miller's Tale?

3. Who asks the Squire for the next tale?

4. What does the corrupt man's wife have?

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

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