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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does a friend of Troilus say to try to make him mad?
(a) That Criseyde will never love a commoner.
(b) That a knight like him will never advance in the ranks.
(c) That his father is a traitor and so is he.
(d) That he is sad about the Greek blood that he has spilt.

3. What kind of adventure does Chaucer say Troilus will have in this poem?
(a) An internal adventure.
(b) A growing adventure.
(c) A war adventure.
(d) A love adventure.

4. What does Pandarus do when he first wakes up?
(a) All of the answer choices are correct.
(b) He reads a psalm.
(c) He meditates.
(d) He checks the horoscope.

5. What is Criseyde doing when Pandarus visits her?
(a) Making a cup of tea.
(b) Painting a landscape.
(c) Reading a poem.
(d) Writing her history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pandarus say makes women lonely in old age?

2. Why do the townspeople want to kill Criseyde?

3. In Book I, what kind of story does Chaucer say is in this poem?

4. What does Cupid do when he gets mad at Troilus?

5. What title does Troilus hold?

(see the answer key)

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