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

Multiple Choice Questions

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(c) Hector would have withdrawn his protection.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

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

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

4. How does Troilus pass his judgment on others?
(a) With notes in a book.
(b) With crosses and marks.
(c) With hand signals.
(d) With smiles and frowns.

5. Why does Cupid get mad at Troilus?
(a) Because he mocks love.
(b) Because he does not pray.
(c) Because he gives more tribute to Aphrodite.
(d) Because his sacrifice is lacking.

6. What does Criseyde tell Pandarus would make her very happy when he visits her?
(a) A new love interest.
(b) The return of her father.
(c) A pardon for her treason charges.
(d) The end of the siege.

7. During which season do the people honor their patron God?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

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

9. What does Criseyde call Hector when talking to Pandarus?
(a) All of the answer choices are correct.
(b) The most courageous knight.
(c) The man whom she she will wed.
(d) Her savior.

10. What does Criseyde say about Troilus when talking to Pandarus?
(a) That she has never heard of him.
(b) That he is worthy of praise.
(c) That he will never be as great as Hector.
(d) That she finds him to act juvenile.

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

12. Who is Chaucer talking to at the beginning of Book II?
(a) The characters.
(b) His children.
(c) His students.
(d) The reader.

13. What does Pandarus say makes women lonely in old age?
(a) Staying indoors.
(b) Being unkind.
(c) Rising above love.
(d) Wearing black.

14. Who does Chaucer call on for help in Book II?
(a) Clio.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Clemente.
(d) Claudia.

15. What does Chaucer say he hopes his poem provides?
(a) Comfort.
(b) Warning.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Hector wounded?

3. How are Pandarus and Criseyde related?

4. What type of work is "The Siege of Thebes"?

5. What promise did Pandarus make Troilus?

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