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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the yeoman's real identity?
(a) A priest.
(b) A ghost.
(c) An angel.
(d) A demon.

2. What is different about the Wife of Bath's Prologue?
(a) It is not told by the Wife of Bath.
(b) It is very long.
(c) It is in song.
(d) It is only one sentence.

3. Who is the focus of the Reeve's Tale?
(a) The Miller.
(b) A knight.
(c) A stupid parish priest.
(d) A dishonest miller.

4. What does Claudius accuse Virginius of doing?
(a) Stealing his goats.
(b) Killing his servant girl.
(c) Kidnapping his daughter.
(d) Kidnapping his servant girl.

5. In the Clerk’s Tale, how does the king's charade end?
(a) The king marries his daughter.
(b) The king confesses that it was all a test.
(c) His wife is kidnapped by an enemy king.
(d) His wife dies of heartache.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Miller say his tale is about?

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

3. How is it determined that the Knight will tell the first tale?

4. What flower does the Prioress name in her prologue?

5. What kind of tale is the Squire asked to tell?

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