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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tale of Sir Topas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks the Clerk to tell the next story?
(a) The Shipman.
(b) The Narrator.
(c) The Summoner.
(d) The Host.

2. Who is Arveragus?
(a) The king in the Franklin's Tale.
(b) The merchant in the Franklin's Tale.
(c) The knight in the Franklin's Tale.
(d) The squire in the Franklin's Tale.

3. How does the youngest of the men find Death?
(a) He trades his life with the wandering man.
(b) He doesn't find Death.
(c) He is poisoned.
(d) He is stabbed.

4. Who curses the summoner?
(a) A rich widow.
(b) A farmer.
(c) The archdeacon.
(d) The yeoman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the apprentice cook work?

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

3. Who interrupts the Tale of Sir Topas?

4. Who sleeps with the miller's daughter?

5. In the Clerk’s Tale, how old is the king's son when he is taken?

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