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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening at the beginning of the poem?
(a) A day of feast.
(b) A Wedding.
(c) The Trojan War.
(d) A horrible famine.

2. What does a friend of Troilus say to try to make him mad?
(a) That his father is a traitor and so is he.
(b) That Criseyde will never love a commoner.
(c) That a knight like him will never advance in the ranks.
(d) That he is sad about the Greek blood that he has spilt.

3. What title does Troilus hold?
(a) General.
(b) Captain.
(c) Prince.
(d) Knight.

4. What does Pandarus say will make Criseyde the proudest woman on Earth?
(a) Her new suitor.
(b) His secret.
(c) Her father's legacy.
(d) His blessing.

5. What does Pandarus say that Troilus might do because of his love for Criseyde?
(a) Join a seminary.
(b) Go insane.
(c) Fight.
(d) Die.

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

7. How does Criseyde feel when Pandarus tells her to do something when he visits her?
(a) Reluctant.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Shocked.

8. Who is the patron God to Troilus' people?
(a) Athena.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Cupid.
(d) Venus.

9. What is Criseyde most concerned about when she hears about Troilus' love for her?
(a) Propriety.
(b) His loyalty.
(c) His status.
(d) Her dowry.

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

11. What is Criseyde doing when Pandarus visits her?
(a) Making a cup of tea.
(b) Painting a landscape.
(c) Writing her history.
(d) Reading a poem.

12. How does Pandarus say that Criseyde can help Troilus?
(a) By seeing him.
(b) By giving him a kind word.
(c) By writing to him.
(d) By leaving the city.

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

14. Who does Chaucer say should always remember this story?
(a) Anyone who has been in love.
(b) Anyone who has been in pain.
(c) Anyone who has been lonely.
(d) Anyone who has gone to war.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Criseyde always wear one color?

2. Who is with Criseyde when Pandarus goes to see her?

3. Who does Chaucer address at the beginning of Book I?

4. Where is this poem set?

5. How does Troilus pass his judgment on others?

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