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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Criseyde hear about the prisoner trade?
(a) By reading it.
(b) By word of mouth.
(c) Troilus tells her.
(d) Through the council's message.

2. What excuse(s) did Troilus give for the absense of Criseyde on the tenth day following the trade?
(a) Her father asked her to eat dinner before returning.
(b) All of the answer choices are correct.
(c) She is waiting for dark before returning.
(d) He did not count the days correctly.

3. Why does Chaucer say that he cannot tell us how Criseyde has fallen in love with Diomede?
(a) Because the book does not say.
(b) Because the gods have withheld it.
(c) Because not even she knew.
(d) Because love is too mysterious to explain.

4. In Book I, what kind of story does Chaucer say is in this poem?
(a) Loving.
(b) Heartwarming.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Sorrowful.

5. What does Pandarus tell his niece to stop doing when she hears about the trade?
(a) Plotting.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Sulking.
(d) Crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is excited about the prisoner trade?

2. Where is Troilus when he first sees Criseyde?

3. What is Antenor's occupation?

4. The beginning of Book IV is about which of the following?

5. What does Diomede tell Criseyde that he has never done before?

(see the answer key)

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