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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who interrupts the Monk's Tale?
(a) The Host.
(b) The Knight.
(c) The Parson.
(d) The Nun's Priest.

2. 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 show his praise of the story.
(c) To show that he has been educated in medical terminology.
(d) To impress the rest of the pilgrims.

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

4. How does the merchant's wife offer to repay her loan?
(a) By leaving the merchant.
(b) By doing one favor at any time.
(c) In bed.
(d) With love.

5. How does the Parson react when asked to tell a story?
(a) He is eager to tell a story.
(b) He asks if anyone else would like to tell a story first.
(c) He does not want to tell a story.
(d) He does not answer.

6. How does the youngest of the men find Death?
(a) He doesn't find Death.
(b) He is poisoned.
(c) He is stabbed.
(d) He trades his life with the wandering man.

7. What kind of tale does the Host want the Monk to tell?
(a) A tale of love.
(b) A happy tale.
(c) A tale of friendship.
(d) A tale of nobility.

8. Where does the Tale of Sir Topas begin?
(a) Asia.
(b) London.
(c) Flanders.
(d) Canterbury.

9. Who asks the Parson to tell a story?
(a) The Prioress.
(b) The Pardoner.
(c) The Host.
(d) The Second Nun.

10. Where does the Prioress's Tale take place?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Asia.
(c) Spain.
(d) Egypt.

11. 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.

12. What does the canon make the priest believe he turned quicksilver into?
(a) Real silver.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Gold.
(d) Glass.

13. Who does the Host discover sleeping in his saddle?
(a) The Pardoner.
(b) The Cook.
(c) The Parson.
(d) The Manciple.

14. How does Chanticleer escape his captor?
(a) He doesn't escape.
(b) Through patience.
(c) By tricking him.
(d) By singing him to sleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the Tale of Sir Topas?

2. Who interrupts the Tale of Sir Topas?

3. What comparison does the Parson use for life?

4. What does the Parson tell as his “story”?

5. Who is the subject of the Second Nun's Tale?

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