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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Troilus think he will die from after the trade?
(a) Fear.
(b) Impatience.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Grief.

2. What is Calkas' occupation?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Priest.
(c) Weaver.
(d) Artist.

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

4. Where is Troilus when he first sees Criseyde?
(a) A garden.
(b) A temple.
(c) A tavern.
(d) A palace.

5. What does Troilus do when Criseyde does not return as she had promised?
(a) He writes to her.
(b) He goes on a hunger fast.
(c) He fights more valiantly in battle.
(d) He prays to Cupid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hector wounded?

2. What is happening at the beginning of the poem?

3. What is Criseyde doing when Pandarus visits her?

4. What title does Troilus hold?

5. What deepens Troilus's anxiety when he returns from Sarpedoun's house?

(see the answer key)

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