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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is injured in the Tale of Melibee?
(a) Everdeen.
(b) Chaucer.
(c) Alison.
(d) Sophia.

2. Who killed the man in the coffin at the inn?
(a) A mercenary.
(b) A merchant who was wronged.
(c) A knight.
(d) A thief called Death.

3. What animal tricks Chanticleer?
(a) A fox.
(b) A dog.
(c) A horse.
(d) A rooster.

4. Why does the Host use as many medical terms as he can when speaking to the Physician after his tale?
(a) To keep the conversation going.
(b) To impress the rest of the pilgrims.
(c) To show that he has been educated in medical terminology.
(d) To show his praise of the story.

5. How much of the town in the Prioress's Tale is Jewish?
(a) Less than 10%.
(b) About 50%.
(c) About 25%.
(d) Nearly 75%.

6. Who is Sir John?
(a) The knight's squire.
(b) A frequent guest of the shipman.
(c) A frequent guest of the merchant.
(d) A frequent guest of the nun.

7. Who is Virginia?
(a) Virginius's daughter.
(b) Virginius's wife.
(c) Appius's wife.
(d) Appius's daughter.

8. What books are retracted at the end of The Canterbury Tales?
(a) A book he has not yet published.
(b) None of them.
(c) The Canterbury Tales.
(d) All of his best works.

9. Who is the focus of the Shipman's Tale?
(a) A knight.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A shipman.
(d) A nun.

10. Who is the speaker of Chaucer's Retraction?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The Host.
(c) The speaker is not named.
(d) Chaucer.

11. Where does the Pardoner's Tale begin?
(a) London.
(b) Flanders.
(c) Stratford-upon-Avon.
(d) Canterbury.

12. Who does Cecilia warn her new husband about?
(a) Tiburse.
(b) Her guardian angel.
(c) Valerian.
(d) Her father.

13. Who does the canon in the Yeoman's Tale borrow a mark from?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A priest.
(c) A yeoman.
(d) A monk.

14. What color are the crow's feathers after Phoebus replaces them?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

15. Who does Cecilia love?
(a) Tiburse.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Valerian.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Prioress praise in her prologue?

2. What does the canon make the priest believe he turned quicksilver into?

3. What animal is Chanticleer?

4. How do the other two men find Death?

5. What is Appius's profession?

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