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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Chanticleer escape his captor?
(a) By tricking him.
(b) He doesn't escape.
(c) By singing him to sleep.
(d) Through patience.

3. Who ultimately wins Emilie's hand?
(a) No one; she remains unmarried.
(b) Palamon.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Arcite.

4. Who is the mysterious guest that appears at the king's celebration in the Squire’s Tale?
(a) An old woman from London.
(b) A knight from Araby.
(c) A suitor.
(d) A warrior from a distant land.

5. Who restores January's sight?
(a) Venus.
(b) Prosperpina.
(c) Pluto.
(d) An angel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Sultan baptized?

2. What kind of language does the Host use to ask the Man of Law to tell his tale?

3. Who comes to Alison's window after Nicholas and Alison spend the night together?

4. What does the Man of Law say he will not use in his tale?

5. What does Thomas's wife want the friar to preach to Thomas about?

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