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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chaucer ask the reader to withhold at the beginning of Book II?
(a) Hostility toward Calkas.
(b) Judgement for Troilus.
(c) Impatience for Pandarus.
(d) Curiosity about Criseyde.

2. How does Criseyde feel when Pandarus tells her to do something when he visits her?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Shocked.
(c) Reluctant.
(d) Annoyed.

3. Who protects Criseyde when the people want to kill her?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hector.
(d) Troilus.

4. What does Cupid do when he gets mad at Troilus?
(a) He confuses his sense.
(b) He shoots an arrow at him.
(c) He forbids Fortune from visiting him.
(d) He condemns his house.

5. Why does Criseyde not have anyone to protect her?
(a) She is a widow.
(b) All of the answer choices are correct.
(c) She is poor.
(d) Her father has left her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following persons does Chaucer call on for help in Book II?

2. How does Pandarus say that Criseyde can help Troilus?

3. What does Chaucer say affects all people differently?

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

5. What does Criseyde say about Troilus when talking to Pandarus?

(see the answer key)

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