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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. What does Chaucer say affects all people differently?

2. Where is this poem set?

3. Who does Chaucer say will get the most out of this poem?

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

5. Where is Troilus when he first sees Criseyde?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chaucer, how does Fortune generally work with men?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Troilus do after talking with Pandarus?

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

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

9. What advice does Pandarus give Troilus after hearing how serious his love sickness is? How does Troilus respond?

10. What does Chaucer say is his intent in writing this story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How was Troilus betrayed in this book, and why was he so surprised in those instances?

Essay Topic 3

What mythological figures played roles in this Poem, and how did their inclusion in the plot affect the course of the action?

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