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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Criseyde always wear one color?
(a) She has a missing child.
(b) She is marked a traitor.
(c) She is a widow.
(d) She is a student.

2. What does Chaucer say he hopes his poem provides?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Hope.
(d) Warning.

3. How does Pandarus decide that it is a good time to see Criseyde?
(a) He asks a priest.
(b) He checks the horoscope.
(c) He sees her name on a house.
(d) He says a prayer.

4. What does the narrator say helps Criseyde outshine all the other women?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her grace.
(c) All of the answer choices are correct.
(d) Her noble stature.

5. What does Pandarus say makes women lonely in old age?
(a) Staying indoors.
(b) Being unkind.
(c) Wearing black.
(d) Rising above love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cupid get mad at Troilus?

2. What title does Troilus hold?

3. What does Troilus have to keep a secret from others in Book I?

4. What does a friend of Troilus say to try to make him mad?

5. Which of the following does Troilus say that he will never lose sleep over in Book I?

(see the answer key)

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