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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cecilia forced to marry?

2. Who does Cecilia love?

3. What animal tricks Chanticleer?

4. Who is injured in the Tale of Melibee?

5. Who is Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Chaucer suggest by saying the Tale of Sir Topas includes his best rhymes?

4. What question is at the heart of the debate between Melibee and Prudence?

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

6. Why does Virginius kill his daughter?

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

8. What is the style of the Nun's Priest's Tale?

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

10. Where is the inspiration for the Manciple's Tale?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define theme. Choose one tale and identify its theme. How is the theme expressed in the tale? How is the theme used to drive the story forward?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the society in which Geoffrey Chaucer lived. What was the religious climate? What was the political and social climate?

Essay Topic 3

Define mood. Choose one tale and identify its mood. How is the mood expressed in the tale? How does the mood contribute to the overall tale?

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