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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who decrees Cecilia a saint after her death?
(a) Pope John Paul II.
(b) Pope Benedict XVI.
(c) Pope Leo.
(d) Pope Urban.
2. What does the Prioress offer in her prologue?
(a) A Scripture passage.
(b) A poem.
(c) A hymn.
(d) The account of a saint's life.
3. How many wives does Chanticleer have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fifteen.
4. How much money does the merchant's wife ask for?
(a) Fifty francs.
(b) Seventy-five francs.
(c) Two hundred francs.
(d) A hundred francs.
5. Who does the Second Nun invoke in her prologue?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) St. Francis de Sales.
(c) St. Thomas Beckett.
(d) St. Cecilia.
6. How many times does the canon trick the priest?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Once.
(d) Four.
7. Who is the subject of the Second Nun's Tale?
(a) The nun herself.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Francis.
8. Who is Cecilia forced to marry?
(a) Tiburse.
(b) Valerian.
(c) A lord who conquers her father's kingdom.
(d) A corrupt deacon.
9. Who is the speaker of Chaucer's Retraction?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) Chaucer.
(c) The Host.
(d) The speaker is not named.
10. Why does Virginius kill Virginia?
(a) Because she lied to him.
(b) He doesn't.
(c) So she will remain pure.
(d) To keep her from killing him.
11. Who is the focus of the first part of the Yeoman's tale?
(a) An unnamed yeoman.
(b) The Canon.
(c) An unnamed canon.
(d) The Yeoman.
12. Who does the canon in the Yeoman's Tale borrow a mark from?
(a) A monk.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A priest.
(d) A yeoman.
13. What is Appius's profession?
(a) He is a judge.
(b) He is a knight.
(c) He is a merchant.
(d) He works for the church.
14. What do the cameos the Monk tells center around?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Deceit.
(c) Drunkenness.
(d) Trust.
15. How does the Parson react when asked to tell a story?
(a) He is eager to tell a story.
(b) He does not answer.
(c) He does not want to tell a story.
(d) He asks if anyone else would like to tell a story first.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Sir John?
2. Who does Cecilia warn her new husband about?
3. What is Virginius's profession?
4. What does Claudius accuse Virginius of doing?
5. Who offers to tell a tale after the Yeoman's Tale?
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