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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the corrupt man's wife have?
(a) A library.
(b) An inn.
(c) An inheritance.
(d) A shop.

2. What is the name of the king in the Clerk's Tale?
(a) Edmund.
(b) Francis.
(c) Roger.
(d) Walter.

3. Why is the Sultan baptized?
(a) She insists.
(b) He wants to be pure for Lady Constance.
(c) He is Muslim and Lady Constance is Christian.
(d) Her father insists.

4. Where are the Syrian merchants when they hear of Lady Constance?
(a) Milan.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

5. 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 suitor.
(c) A knight from Araby.
(d) A warrior from a distant land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sleeps with the miller's daughter?

2. Why does the king in the Clerk’s Tale take his daughter from his wife?

3. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?

4. How does the Cook react to the Reeve's tale?

5. In the Clerk’s Tale, how does the king's charade end?

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