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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the merchant's wife ask for?
(a) Fifty francs.
(b) A hundred francs.
(c) Seventy-five francs.
(d) Two hundred francs.

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

3. Who approaches the group after the Second Nun's Tale?
(a) The Parson.
(b) The Manciple.
(c) The Host's wife.
(d) The Canon and the Yeoman.

4. What is Virginius's profession?
(a) He is a merchant.
(b) He is a judge.
(c) He works for the church.
(d) He is a knight.

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

6. What happens to Appius at the end of the Physician's Tale?
(a) He is exiled.
(b) He flees.
(c) He is imprisoned.
(d) He is hanged.

7. Why does the boy in the Prioress's Tale want to learn the song he hears?
(a) To have something to do on his walk to school.
(b) To insult the Jewish boys.
(c) To show his mother he is learning something in school.
(d) To sing on Christmas.

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

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

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

11. What color is Phoebus' crow?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

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

13. Who interrupts the Tale of Sir Topas?
(a) The Monk.
(b) The Miller.
(c) The Host.
(d) Several of the pilgrims.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does the canon trick the priest?

2. Who does the Second Nun invoke in her prologue?

3. Why does Virginius kill Virginia?

4. Who does the Prioress praise in her prologue?

5. What comparison does the Parson use for life?

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