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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first to oppose the trade proposed by Calkas?
(a) Pandarus.
(b) Priam.
(c) Hector.
(d) Antenor.

2. What promise did Pandarus make Troilus?
(a) That he would keep the love between him (Troilus) and Criseyde love a secret.
(b) That he would help him get his love.
(c) All of the answer choices are correct.
(d) That he would be gentle and discreet.

3. How does Pandarus decide that it is a good time to see Criseyde?
(a) He asks a priest.
(b) He checks the horoscope.
(c) He says a prayer.
(d) He sees her name on a house.

4. What does Chaucer ask for help with in Book III?
(a) Forgetting his woes.
(b) Explaining his feelings.
(c) Honoring love.
(d) Utilizing language.

5. Who does Criseyde tell about her sadness when she is traded?
(a) No one.
(b) Her father.
(c) Diomede.
(d) Her handmaid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Calkas want in return for Antenor?

2. Pandarus says that he is ashamed of which of the following?

3. Who does Pandarus praise when Troilus agrees to Criseyde's conditions?

4. Who takes Antenor prisoner?

5. The beginning of Book IV is about which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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