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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. Why does the Cook have to tell a good tale?
(a) To keep the pilgrims entertained.
(b) To make up for the bad food he has sold.
(c) To win the contest.
(d) To answer the Reeve's tale.

2. What is the job of the spies in The Friar's Tale?
(a) To gather tithes from parish members.
(b) To find out who is speaking out against the church.
(c) To get information for homilies.
(d) To gather information about parish members.

3. How does the Cook react to the Reeve's tale?
(a) He likes it.
(b) He dislikes it.
(c) He wants to hear more from the Reeve.
(d) He thinks it was unrealistic.

4. Why does the king in the Clerk’s Tale take his daughter from his wife?
(a) To send her to a school.
(b) To protect her from enemies.
(c) To test her loyalty.
(d) In anger.

5. How many husbands does the Wife of Bath consider “good?”
(a) Two.
(b) None of them.
(c) Three.
(d) All of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told the Clerk the tale he tells?

2. What does Absalom get from the blacksmith?

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

4. What is the subject of the Merchant's Tale?

5. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?

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