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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the townspeople want to kill Criseyde?
(a) They want to punish her father.
(b) They are afraid of her power.
(c) They think she is a traitor.
(d) They want her father to return.

2. Why does Criseyde say that she wants Pandarus to stay with her?
(a) Because she has some business affairs for which she needs his help.
(b) Because she has news of her father.
(c) Because she wants him to reveal his secret.
(d) Because she has missed his company.

3. What is Chaucer's plea at the beginning of Book II?
(a) To loverlook his weakness.
(b) To believe his words.
(c) To accept the story as it is.
(d) To personalize the story.

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

5. What does Pandarus say that he will do if Criseyde will not help Troilus?
(a) Shun her.
(b) Stop helping her father.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Take away his blessing.

6. What does Troilus do to leave the festival early?
(a) He pays a fee.
(b) He pretends he has important work to do.
(c) He pretends to be sick.
(d) He reads a poem.

7. Troilus always tries to set an example for which of the following?
(a) The enemy.
(b) His siblings.
(c) Younger knights.
(d) The ladies.

8. What does Pandarus tell Criseyde that the dream that she had the night of the festival is likely to bring to her?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Opportunity.
(d) Bad luck.

9. Troilus always mocks others for which of the following?
(a) Getting drunk.
(b) Speaking poorly.
(c) Being lovestruck.
(d) Being poorly dressed.

10. How are Pandarus and Criseyde related?
(a) He is her cousin.
(b) He is a family friend.
(c) He is her godfather.
(d) He is her uncle.

11. What does Criseyde say would have happened had she loved Troilus first?
(a) Hector would have withdrawn his protection.
(b) Troilus would have shunned her.
(c) Pandarus would have rebuked her.
(d) All of the answer choices are correct.

12. What type of work is "The Siege of Thebes"?
(a) A history.
(b) A poem.
(c) A short story.
(d) A novel.

13. What does Chaucer ask the reader to withhold at the beginning of Book II?
(a) Curiosity about Criseyde.
(b) Impatience for Pandarus.
(c) Judgement for Troilus.
(d) Hostility toward Calkas.

14. Why does Criseyde feel the way that she does when Pandarus tells her to do something when he goes to see her?
(a) She feels that her past is what has made her into a woman.
(b) It is hard to be happy when the city is at war.
(c) It is exciting to have something to anticipate with eagerness.
(d) She has no reason to follow his instructions.

15. Who is with Criseyde when Pandarus goes to see her?
(a) Hector.
(b) A foreign dignitary.
(c) Two ladies.
(d) Troilus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Calkas flee to the enemy?

2. During which season do the people honor their patron God?

3. Which of the following does Troilus say that he will never lose sleep over in Book I?

4. What does Troilus have to keep a secret from others in Book I?

5. What makes Troilus a braver and stronger warrior at the beginning of Book I?

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