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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does Criseyde always wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

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

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

4. Which of the following persons does Chaucer call on for help in Book II?
(a) A muse.
(b) A goddess.
(c) A nymph.
(d) A siren.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pandarus say that he will do if Criseyde will not help Troilus?

2. What does Chaucer ask the reader to withhold at the beginning of Book II?

3. Where was Hector wounded?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Troilus respond to his first letter from Crisedye?

2. What does Troilus do after talking with Pandarus?

3. What does Pandarus say Troilus should do before opting for death?

4. How did Troilus feel about love before he was struck with love for Criseyde?

5. What does Pandarus say when he hears who Troilus loves?

6. How did Troilus fall in love with Criseyde?

7. Why does Troilus say that he must always keep his love for Criseyde a secret?

8. What does Pandarus tell Troilus to do after he returns from his visit with Criseyde?

9. What does Criseyde think about when she sees Troilus for the first time following Pandarus' visit?

10. How does Antigone affect Criseyde's decision about Troilus?

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