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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Reeve want to tell the next tale?
(a) The Host asks him to tell the next 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) To pay the Miller back for his story.

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

3. What is the name of the apprentice cook?
(a) He is unnamed.
(b) Perkin.
(c) Roger.
(d) Landon.

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

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

6. Who does the Man of Law say has already told all the good stories?
(a) The writers of the Bible.
(b) The Knight.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Chaucer.

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

8. Who wants to marry Lady Constance?
(a) The merchants.
(b) The Sultan's son.
(c) The Sultan.
(d) Lady Constance's cousin.

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

10. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
(a) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

11. What is the prize for the best tale?
(a) A meal paid for by the other pilgrims.
(b) Forgiveness from the Pardoner.
(c) Bragging rights.
(d) The cost of the trip paid for.

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

13. How is the miller able to rob the manciple?
(a) The manciple trusts the miller.
(b) The manciple only goes to work once a week.
(c) The manciple quits.
(d) The manciple is ill one day.

14. How many husbands does the Wife of Bath consider “good?”
(a) All of them.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) None of them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Sultan baptized?

2. Who does the summoner swear to be brothers with?

3. Who warns the Friar before he tells his tale?

4. Who will determine the best tale in the contest?

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

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