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

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) Curiosity about Criseyde.
(d) Impatience for Pandarus.

2. What does the narrator say helps Criseyde outshine all the other women?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her grace.
(c) All of the answer choices are correct.
(d) Her noble stature.

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

4. Who does Pandarus talk to about his shame?
(a) Troilus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Criseyde.
(d) Helen.

5. What does Troilus spend his nights doing after the dinner with Criseyde?
(a) Fighting the Greeks.
(b) Thinking about Criseyde.
(c) Saving his money.
(d) Keeping his promise.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Chaucer say affects all people differently?

3. Who is the patron God to Troilus' people?

4. What color does Criseyde always wear?

5. Troilus always tries to set an example for which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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