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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the miller refill half the students' the flour sack with?
(a) Bran.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Baby powder.
(d) Sand.

2. What does Nicholas tell John which allows him to spend the night with Alison?
(a) He must travel to London to save his soul.
(b) A second flood is coming.
(c) There will be a spectacular meteor shower.
(d) He insists that Alison is possessed by a spirit and only he can exorcise it.

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

4. How is it determined that the Knight will tell the first tale?
(a) The Knight volunteers.
(b) The Host asks the Knight to go first.
(c) The pilgrims draw straws.
(d) The Pardoner asks the Knight to go first.

5. What happens when John falls through the ceiling?
(a) He breaks Nicholas's arm.
(b) He kills Allison.
(c) He breaks a leg.
(d) He breaks an arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prize for the best tale?

2. What does Absalom get from the blacksmith?

3. What punishment does Theseus give Palamon and Arcite?

4. Who did the Host ask to speak after the Knight's Tale?

5. What warning does the Narrator give the reader about the Miller's Tale?

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