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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Hector wounded?
(a) His arm.
(b) His foot.
(c) His head.
(d) His leg.

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

4. Who does Chaucer address at the beginning of Book I?
(a) His children.
(b) The characters.
(c) The reader.
(d) His ancestors.

5. What does Pandarus say will help him help Troilus?
(a) His past.
(b) His money.
(c) His mistakes with women.
(d) His educated status.

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

7. 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) Opportunity.
(c) Bad luck.
(d) Wisdom.

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

9. Which of the following does Troilus say that he will never lose sleep over in Book I?
(a) War.
(b) Unfairness.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Women.

10. What does Pandarus do when he first wakes up?
(a) He checks the horoscope.
(b) He meditates.
(c) All of the answer choices are correct.
(d) He reads a psalm.

11. How are Troilus and Hector related?
(a) They are half-brothers.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They are second cousins.
(d) They are cousins.

12. What does the narrator say helps Criseyde outshine all the other women?
(a) All of the answer choices are correct.
(b) Her grace.
(c) Her noble stature.
(d) Her beauty.

13. 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) She has no reason to follow his instructions.
(d) It is exciting to have something to anticipate with eagerness.

14. What does Pandarus tell Criseyde to do when he gets there?
(a) Forget the past.
(b) Broaden her horizons.
(c) Be happy.
(d) Follow his instructions.

15. Who does Pandarus visit after waking up?
(a) Hector.
(b) Troilus.
(c) Calkas.
(d) Criseyde.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protects Criseyde when the people want to kill her?

2. What is Criseyde most concerned about when she hears about Troilus' love for her?

3. How does Pandarus say that Criseyde can help Troilus?

4. Why does Cupid get mad at Troilus?

5. Who is the patron God to Troilus' people?

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