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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. Who is injured in the Tale of Melibee?
(a) Everdeen.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Chaucer.
(d) Alison.

2. What vision did the friar in the Summoner's Prologue have?
(a) Space.
(b) Hell.
(c) The Holy Lands.
(d) Earth.

3. 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.

4. How long does Lady Constance roam at sea?
(a) A year and a day.
(b) A liturgical year.
(c) “Many months.”
(d) Until the snows came.

5. How many wives does Chanticleer have?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Three.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Second Nun warn against in her prologue?

2. How many children does the king in the Squire's Tale have?

3. Who killed the man in the coffin at the inn?

4. Who does the Second Nun invoke in her prologue?

5. Who decrees Cecilia a saint after her death?

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