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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Criseyde plan to thwart the trade?
(a) By moving in with Pandarus.
(b) By offering herself instead.
(c) By starving herself.
(d) By running away with Troilus.

2. Why does Criseyde greet Troilus the way that she does the first time that she meets him?
(a) To shame him for his manipulation.
(b) To repay him for the letter.
(c) To honor his recent victory.
(d) To thank him for his protection.

3. What does Criseyde do when Troilus agrees to her conditions?
(a) She blushes and walks away.
(b) She writes out a contract.
(c) She kisses him.
(d) She embraces him.

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

5. Who is with Criseyde when Pandarus goes to see her?
(a) Hector.
(b) A foreign dignitary.
(c) Troilus.
(d) Two ladies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Criseyde always wear one color?

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

3. Who does Chaucer address at the beginning of Book I?

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

5. What is Chaucer's plea at the beginning of Book II?

(see the answer key)

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