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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Troilus stop eating?
(a) Because he is fasting.
(b) Because he is conserving food.
(c) Because he is lovesick.
(d) Because he is part of a ritual.

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

3. Why do the townspeople want to kill Criseyde?
(a) They are afraid of her power.
(b) They want her father to return.
(c) They want to punish her father.
(d) They think she is a traitor.

4. Who does Chaucer say will get the most out of this poem?
(a) Those who are bitter and estranged.
(b) Those who are patient and content.
(c) Those who have loved and lost.
(d) Those who have seen men die.

5. What does Troilus have to keep a secret from others in Book I?
(a) His sickness.
(b) His feelings for Criseyde.
(c) His shameful father.
(d) His alliance with the Greeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Criseyde feel the way that she does when Pandarus tells her to do something when he goes to see her?

2. What does Troilus do when he hears Criseyde coming toward him?

3. Troilus always mocks others for which of the following?

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

5. What is Criseyde doing when Pandarus visits her?

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