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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Prioress offer in her prologue?
(a) A hymn.
(b) The account of a saint's life.
(c) A poem.
(d) A Scripture passage.

2. What comparison does the Parson use for life?
(a) He says life is an ocean.
(b) He says life is a dinner party.
(c) He says life is a pilgrimage.
(d) He says life is a tale.

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

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

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

6. What is the tone of the Parson's Tale?
(a) Formal.
(b) Light-hearted.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Casual.

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

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

9. How many times does the canon trick the priest?
(a) Three.
(b) Once.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

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

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

13. Who tells the Tale of Sir Topas?
(a) The Manciple.
(b) Sir Topas.
(c) Chaucer.
(d) The Host.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the other two men find Death?

2. What is Appius's profession?

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

4. Who is Virginia?

5. What flower does the Prioress name in her prologue?

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