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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Criseyde say that she needs to come up with a plan to escape from the Greeks?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 30 days.
(c) 40 days.
(d) 10 days.

2. Why does Pandarus want to arrange a last meeting between Troilus and Criseyde?
(a) So that they can be wed.
(b) So that they can bid farewell to each other.
(c) So that they can agree on a plan.
(d) So that he can ask her to run away.

3. What does Pandarus think will cause Troilus to kill himself?
(a) Leaving Criseyde in the trade.
(b) Hearing his father's voice.
(c) Seeing Criseyde upset.
(d) Seeing Criseyde leave.

4. What is Antenor's occupation?
(a) Historian.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Priest.

5. How does Troilus feel when Criseyde greets him the way that she does?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Confused.

6. Who does Pandarus falsely accuse of being in love with Criseyde?
(a) Horaste.
(b) Hellam.
(c) Horace.
(d) Hector.

7. Who cares for Troilus after the dinner with Criseyde?
(a) Helen.
(b) Deiphenebe.
(c) Criseyde.
(d) Pandarus.

8. Who does Pandarus talk to about his shame?
(a) Troilus.
(b) Criseyde.
(c) Helen.
(d) Hector.

9. The beginning of Book IV is about which of the following?
(a) The Sirens.
(b) Chaucer.
(c) Troilus and Criseyde.
(d) Venus.

10. Why does Criseyde greet Troilus the way that she does the first time that she meets him?
(a) To thank him for his protection.
(b) To honor his recent victory.
(c) To repay him for the letter.
(d) To shame him for his manipulation.

11. How are Antenor and Troilus related?
(a) Troilus is Antenor's uncle.
(b) Troilus is Antenor's godfather.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are brothers.

12. What does Pandarus tell his niece to stop doing when she hears about the trade?
(a) Sulking.
(b) Crying.
(c) Yelling.
(d) Plotting.

13. What does Criseyde do when Troilus agrees to her conditions?
(a) She kisses him.
(b) She blushes and walks away.
(c) She writes out a contract.
(d) She embraces him.

14. What does Criseyde think will make her feel worse after hearing about the trade?
(a) Revealing her plan to thwart the trade.
(b) Seeing Troilus.
(c) Writing to her father.
(d) Talking to Pandarus.

15. What does Criseyde offer to send to Troilus when she hears the false rumor that Pandarus has made up?
(a) A lock of her hair.
(b) A letter.
(c) Her tribute.
(d) Her ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is at the beginning of Book III?

2. What condition does Criseyde give for fulfilling Troilus's request of her?

3. Who does Troilus think has abandoned him after the meeting focusing on ransoms?

4. What is Troilus pretending when he and Criseyde first talk?

5. What does Troilus spend his nights doing after the dinner with Criseyde?

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