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

2. Who does Chaucer say will get the most out of this poem?
(a) Those who have seen men die.
(b) Those who have loved and lost.
(c) Those who are patient and content.
(d) Those who are bitter and estranged.

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

4. Why does Criseyde say that she wants Pandarus to stay with her?
(a) Because she wants him to reveal his secret.
(b) Because she has news of her father.
(c) Because she has missed his company.
(d) Because she has some business affairs for which she needs his help.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Criseyde not have anyone to protect her?

3. What does Troilus do to leave the festival early?

4. What does Pandarus say will make Criseyde the proudest woman on Earth?

5. How does Criseyde feel when Pandarus tells her to do something when he visits her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Fortune according to Chaucer?

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

3. What does Troilus do after talking with Pandarus?

4. What does Chaucer say about Criseyde's first sight of Troilus?

5. What two things does Criseyde think about after Pandarus leaves her house?

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

7. How did Troilus fall in love with Criseyde?

8. What does Pandarus lecture Troilus about when he hears that Troilus is in love?

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

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

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