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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Criseyde say that Troilus is acting like when they speak at Pandarus' house?
(a) A love-sick soldier.
(b) A jealous lover.
(c) A child.
(d) A husband.

3. Who is the patron God to Troilus' people?
(a) Venus.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Athena.
(d) Cupid.

4. What does Pandarus say will make Criseyde the proudest woman on Earth?
(a) Her new suitor.
(b) Her father's legacy.
(c) His blessing.
(d) His secret.

5. How does Troilus feel about Criseyde when he first sees her?
(a) He is afraid to be near a traitor.
(b) He hardly notices her.
(c) He falls in love with her instantly.
(d) He tries to remember whether he has met her before.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pandarus decide that it is a good time to see Criseyde?

2. Who does Criseyde take to her uncle's house for dinner?

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

4. What does Pandarus beg of Criseyde when she meets Troilus for the first time?

5. Why does Criseyde not have anyone to protect her?

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