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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the townspeople want to kill Criseyde?

3. Troilus always tries to set an example for which of the following?

4. Why does Criseyde feel the way that she does when Pandarus tells her to do something when he goes to see her?

5. What makes Troilus a braver and stronger warrior at the beginning of Book I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the cry through the city after Pandarus' visit signal?

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

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

5. What does Troilus do after talking with Pandarus?

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

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

8. Why does Criseyde debate showing her feelings to Troilus?

9. How does Criseyde respond to the second meeting that she has with Pandarus?

10. How did Troilus fall in love with Criseyde?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done on their own accord. What are some of those instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by that theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of those places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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