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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the demon take the summoner to hell?
(a) It is part of their bargain.
(b) He refuses to repent.
(c) To save the rich widow.
(d) To save the farmer.

3. Who is planning to attack the Christians at the wedding feast?
(a) The Sultan.
(b) The Sultan's men.
(c) The Sultan's mother.
(d) The Sultan's brother.

4. Who does the king in the Clerk’s Tale choose as his bride?
(a) She is not named.
(b) Alison.
(c) Griselda.
(d) Janicula.

5. Why does Dorigen contemplate suicide?
(a) Aurelius gets her pregnant.
(b) Arveragus has been killed in battle.
(c) Aurelius completed the task she challenged him with.
(d) She becomes ill.

6. What does the miller refill half the students' the flour sack with?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Sand.
(c) Baby powder.
(d) Bran.

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

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

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

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

11. Who tells the Franklin to go on with his tale?
(a) The Squire.
(b) The Knight.
(c) The Host.
(d) The Prioress.

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

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

14. What kind of tale is the Squire asked to tell?
(a) A tale about love.
(b) A tale about bravery.
(c) A tale about religion.
(d) A tale about nobility.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does the king's daughter nurse back to health in the Squire’s Tale?

2. What is the name of the king in the Clerk's Tale?

3. Who is Arveragus?

4. Where are the Syrian merchants when they hear of Lady Constance?

5. What gift does Thomas give the friar and his brothers?

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