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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. 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.

2. Who does Cecilia love?
(a) Tiburse.
(b) Her father.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Valerian.

3. How many wives does Chanticleer have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twelve.

4. Who offers to tell a tale after the Yeoman's Tale?
(a) The Manciple.
(b) The Pardoner.
(c) The Parson.
(d) The Cook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Second Nun warn against in her prologue?

2. Where does the Prioress's Tale take place?

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

4. How much of the town in the Prioress's Tale is Jewish?

5. What is the tone of the Parson's Tale?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Pardoner admit about himself in his Prologue?

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

3. What is the purpose of the Canon's Yeoman's Prologue?

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

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

6. Why does the Host interrupt Chaucer's telling of the Tale of Sir Topas?

7. What is the irony of the Pardoner in his argument with the Host?

8. What is the lesson the Second Nun's Tale teaches women?

9. Why is it fitting that the journey ends with the Parson's Tale?

10. Why does the Knight interrupt the Monk's Tale?

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