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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 Criseyde tell Troilus has saddened her?

2. What does Criseyde hide her head with while talking to Troilus in Pandarus's house?

3. How does Troilus feel when Criseyde greets him the way that she does?

4. What is Troilus pretending when he and Criseyde first talk?

5. What does Pandarus scold Criseyde for while she is at his house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What excuse does Troilus give for believing the rumors about Criseyde's unfaithfulness?

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

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

5. What does Pandarus secretly help Troilus and Criseyde do after their first night together?

6. How does Pandarus get Criseyde to spend the night at his house?

7. Why does Troilus curse the sun?

8. What happens when Troilus and Criseyde meet before the trade takes place?

9. How does Criseyde feel about her father, and why?

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

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

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances in which those themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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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