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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the canon in the Yeoman's Tale borrow a mark from?
(a) A priest.
(b) A monk.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A yeoman.

2. Who falls from his horse after the Yeoman's Tale?
(a) The Manciple.
(b) The Cook.
(c) The Parson.
(d) The Pardoner.

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

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

5. Who is Cecilia forced to marry?
(a) A lord who conquers her father's kingdom.
(b) Tiburse.
(c) A corrupt deacon.
(d) Valerian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sins does the Parson say everyone must avoid?

2. Who is the focus of the Shipman's Tale?

3. How many wives does Chanticleer have?

4. Who is Sir John?

5. What does the Host do after the Prioress's Tale?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the theology of life the Parson presents in his tale?

2. What is a possible reason Chaucer writes his retraction?

3. Why is it fitting that the tales end with something from Chaucer?

4. What is the twist at the end of the Pardoner's Tale?

5. What about the Shipman's Tale suggests that Chaucer originally intended the story to be told by a female character?

6. What is the common moral in the Monk's tragedies?

7. How is the merchant's wife able to buy the clothes she wants?

8. What kind of a man is Phoebus in the Manciple's Tale?

9. What is Phoebus's downfall in the Manciple's Tale?

10. What becomes the downfall for both Chanticleer and the fox in the Nun's Priest's Tale?

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