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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Chaucer say should always remember this story?
(a) Anyone who has been in love.
(b) Anyone who has gone to war.
(c) Anyone who has been in pain.
(d) Anyone who has been lonely.

2. Who does Criseyde tell Pandarus that she dreamt about the night of the festival?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her late husband.
(c) Pandarus.
(d) An unknown knight.

3. What title does Troilus hold?
(a) Captain.
(b) Knight.
(c) General.
(d) Prince.

4. What is happening at the beginning of the poem?
(a) A horrible famine.
(b) The Trojan War.
(c) A Wedding.
(d) A day of feast.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say helps Criseyde outshine all the other women?

2. What is Criseyde doing when Pandarus visits her?

3. Who protects Criseyde when the people want to kill her?

4. Who finds Troilus crying?

5. How does Pandarus say that Troilus acts in battle?

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