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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?
(a) Emilie.
(b) Palamon and Arcite.
(c) Four women whose husbands have died.
(d) Hippolyte.

4. Who sleeps with the miller's wife?
(a) John.
(b) The miller.
(c) Alan.
(d) The manciple.

5. What is the yeoman's real identity?
(a) A ghost.
(b) An angel.
(c) A priest.
(d) A demon.

6. What does the Man of Law say he will not use in his tale?
(a) Truth.
(b) Any of the pilgrims' professions.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Real people.

7. Why does the Franklin interrupt the Squire?
(a) To ask a question.
(b) To insult him.
(c) To compliment him.
(d) To start a debate with the Miller.

8. Why is the Friar warned before he tells his tale?
(a) To keep his tale short.
(b) To keep his tale from being uncomplimentary.
(c) To keep him from using bad language.
(d) To keep his tale entertaining.

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

10. What is different about the Wife of Bath's Prologue?
(a) It is in song.
(b) It is very long.
(c) It is not told by the Wife of Bath.
(d) It is only one sentence.

11. Why is the apprentice cook able to revel all day?
(a) He quits his apprenticeship.
(b) He becomes a private cook for a man who travels frequently.
(c) He is dismissed by his master.
(d) He marries a rich woman.

12. What wakes John?
(a) Absalom wakes him to tell him what's happening.
(b) A townsperson.
(c) Nicholas's cry for water.
(d) A rooster.

13. What caused the Wife of Bath and Jankyn to fight?
(a) He had an affair.
(b) He was reading about unfaithful women from his book.
(c) He refused to give her any money.
(d) He went on a fishing trip on their anniversary.

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

15. Who does January marry?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) Aurora.
(d) May.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who speaks out on the knight's behalf to change his punishment?

2. Who did the Host ask to speak after the Knight's Tale?

3. What is the prize for the best tale?

4. How much of his debt can Aurelius pay?

5. Who is the focus of the Reeve's Tale?

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