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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 Troilus spend his nights doing after the dinner with Criseyde?

2. What is Pandarus' first idea to protect his niece?

3. What does Troilus devote himself to doing following the dinner with Criseyde?

4. Pandarus says that he is ashamed of which of the following?

5. How does Troilus feel when he hears Criseyde coming toward him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Criseyde promise Troilus while they are at the dinner party?

6. How does Pandarus try to cheer up Troilus upon first learning of the pending trade?

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

8. Why does Troilus curse the sun?

9. What leads Troilus to consider suicide?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the image associated with Fate, and how did it come to play in the plot of the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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