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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Monk's Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Aurelius despondent?
(a) He misses Arveragus.
(b) He is in love with Dorigen.
(c) He has been sentenced to death.
(d) He is lost.

2. Who is Dorigen?
(a) The queen of Arveragus's kingdom.
(b) Arveragus's squire.
(c) Arveragus's brother.
(d) The wife Arveragus takes.

3. What kind of tale does the Monk tell?
(a) Religious.
(b) Comdeic.
(c) Happy.
(d) Tragic.

4. What is different about the Wife of Bath's Prologue?
(a) It is in song.
(b) It is very long.
(c) It is only one sentence.
(d) It is not told by the Wife of Bath.

5. Who speaks out on the knight's behalf to change his punishment?
(a) The ladies of the court.
(b) A priest.
(c) The king's son.
(d) The knight's comrades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tale does the Host want the Monk to tell?

2. Who does the Franklin compare the Squire to?

3. Who helps the knight answer the question?

4. What is the standard punishment for the knight's crime?

5. What is the question the knight must answer?

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