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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 busy.
(b) To be sick.
(c) To be sad.
(d) To be in love.

2. What does Criseyde tell Troilus has saddened her?
(a) His suicidal thoughts.
(b) His pain.
(c) His urgency.
(d) His jealousy.

3. How does Criseyde feel when Pandarus tells her to do something when he visits her?
(a) Shocked.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Reluctant.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pandarus visit after waking up?

2. What does Chaucer say he hopes his poem provides?

3. What does Pandarus say that Troilus might do because of his love for Criseyde?

4. What does Pandarus think will cause Troilus to kill himself?

5. What does Troilus say that he would never do without Criseyde's consent?

(see the answer key)

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