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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 Troilus pretending when he and Criseyde first talk?
(a) To be sick.
(b) To be sad.
(c) To be busy.
(d) To be in love.

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

3. Who does Chaucer call on for help in Book II?
(a) Clemente.
(b) Clio.
(c) Chloe.
(d) Claudia.

4. Who is excited about the prisoner trade?
(a) Criseyde.
(b) Hector's wife.
(c) Criseyde's friends.
(d) Pandarus' wife.

5. Where does Troilus deliver a long speech to Pandarus?
(a) The garden.
(b) Criseyde's house.
(c) His room.
(d) A temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Troilus go after the meeting focusing on ransoms?

2. What does Pandarus tell Criseyde to do when he gets there?

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

4. Where does Criseyde go after hearing about the trade?

5. How does Troilus pass his judgment on others?

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