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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What color are the crow's feathers after Phoebus replaces them?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.
2. 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.
3. What happens to Appius at the end of the Physician's Tale?
(a) He is imprisoned.
(b) He is exiled.
(c) He is hanged.
(d) He flees.
4. Where does the Prioress's Tale take place?
(a) Spain.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Asia.
5. Who is the speaker of Chaucer's Retraction?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The speaker is not named.
(c) The Host.
(d) Chaucer.
6. Who is Cecilia forced to marry?
(a) A lord who conquers her father's kingdom.
(b) A corrupt deacon.
(c) Valerian.
(d) Tiburse.
7. How does the merchant's wife offer to repay her loan?
(a) In bed.
(b) By doing one favor at any time.
(c) By leaving the merchant.
(d) With love.
8. Who killed the man in the coffin at the inn?
(a) A merchant who was wronged.
(b) A mercenary.
(c) A thief called Death.
(d) A knight.
9. Who tells the Tale of Sir Topas?
(a) Chaucer.
(b) The Manciple.
(c) The Host.
(d) Sir Topas.
10. What does Claudius accuse Virginius of doing?
(a) Killing his servant girl.
(b) Stealing his goats.
(c) Kidnapping his servant girl.
(d) Kidnapping his daughter.
11. What is Phoebus' vice?
(a) Anger.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Gluttony.
12. How many wives does Chanticleer have?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.
13. What does the Parson tell as his “story”?
(a) Nothing; he does not tell a tale.
(b) A sermon.
(c) A saint's life.
(d) A song.
14. What animal is Chanticleer?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A dog.
(c) A horse.
(d) A fox.
15. What does the Host do after the Prioress's Tale?
(a) He asks the Yeoman for a comedic tale.
(b) He tells jokes.
(c) He stops the pilgrims for a rest.
(d) He admonishes the Prioress for such a sad tale.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of tale does the Monk tell?
2. Who is the focus of the Shipman's Tale?
3. What kind of tale do the pilgrims ask the Pardoner to tell?
4. Who asks the Parson to tell a story?
5. How many times does the canon trick the priest?
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