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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 Pandarus think will cause Troilus to kill himself?

2. Why is Troilus on the committee to decide the trades in the treaty?

3. Who is the first to oppose the trade proposed by Calkas?

4. Where does Troilus deliver a long speech to Pandarus?

5. How long does Criseyde say that she needs to come up with a plan to escape from the Greeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Criseyde's question and Troilus' response to same following his fainting spell?

2. What does Pandarus make Troilus promise when Troilus eases his guilt?

3. How does Troilus calm Pandarus when the latter begins to feel ashamed?

4. What causes Criseyde to get upset with Troilus while they are together at Pandarus' house?

5. Why does Pandarus begin to feel shameful about his actions?

6. Why does Hector oppose the trade of Criseyde for Antenor?

7. What does Troilus pretend to do while at the dinner party at his brother's house?

8. What does Chaucer ask for guidance with in Book III?

9. What did Criseyde say that she would have done had Troilus really killed himself?

10. How is Pandarus able to convince Troilus to speak with Criseyde before the trade takes place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When did Chaucer directly address the reader, what did he say, and how did these instances affect the tone of the Poem?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of those symbols?

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