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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the king in the Clerk’s Tale choose as his bride?
(a) Griselda.
(b) Alison.
(c) Janicula.
(d) She is not named.

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

3. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?
(a) Hippolyte.
(b) Palamon and Arcite.
(c) Emilie.
(d) Four women whose husbands have died.

4. Who reminds the Cook he must tell a good tale?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The Pardoner.
(c) The Prioress.
(d) The Host.

5. How does the Summoner react to the Friar's Tale?
(a) He enjoys it.
(b) He expresses no opinion about it.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He finds it funny.

6. Why does Dorigen contemplate suicide?
(a) Aurelius gets her pregnant.
(b) She becomes ill.
(c) Arveragus has been killed in battle.
(d) Aurelius completed the task she challenged him with.

7. Where were the friars in the vision from the Summoner's Prologue?
(a) Roaming earth.
(b) In the mud of the hell for swine.
(c) Swarming Satan's “arse.”
(d) Under Satan's wings.

8. Who tells the Wife of Bath he thinks questions of authority and scripture should be left to the proper authorities?
(a) The Summoner.
(b) The Friar.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) The Host.

9. Who did the Host ask to speak after the Knight's Tale?
(a) The Prioress.
(b) The Nun's Priest.
(c) The Wife of Bath.
(d) The Monk.

10. What does the Man of Law say he will not use in his tale?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Truth.
(c) Any of the pilgrims' professions.
(d) Real people.

11. Where did the Wife of Bath meet Jankyn?
(a) At her fourth husband's funeral.
(b) On a pilgrimage.
(c) In church.
(d) On her birthday.

12. What is the Cook's name?
(a) Luke.
(b) He is not named.
(c) Roger.
(d) Geoffrey.

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

14. What does the Squire ask to be excused for?
(a) If he has trouble remembering his story.
(b) If he needs to take a break in the middle of his story.
(c) If he says anything amiss.
(d) If his tale is not well received.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many wives has the Wife of Bath had?

3. Who comes to Alison's window after Nicholas and Alison spend the night together?

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

5. Who employs the summoner in The Friar's Tale?

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