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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Chanticleer escape his captor?
(a) By singing him to sleep.
(b) He doesn't escape.
(c) Through patience.
(d) By tricking him.

2. Who asks the Parson to tell a story?
(a) The Second Nun.
(b) The Host.
(c) The Prioress.
(d) The Pardoner.

3. How does the merchant's wife offer to repay her loan?
(a) By doing one favor at any time.
(b) With love.
(c) In bed.
(d) By leaving the merchant.

4. Who does Cecilia warn her new husband about?
(a) Her father.
(b) Valerian.
(c) Tiburse.
(d) Her guardian angel.

5. What is Virginius's profession?
(a) He is a knight.
(b) He is a merchant.
(c) He works for the church.
(d) He is a judge.

6. Where does the Pardoner's Tale begin?
(a) London.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Stratford-upon-Avon.
(d) Flanders.

7. What is the tone of the Parson's Tale?
(a) Light-hearted.
(b) Formal.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Casual.

8. What is Appius's profession?
(a) He is a judge.
(b) He is a knight.
(c) He works for the church.
(d) He is a merchant.

9. Who does the speaker of the Retraction ask to pray for him?
(a) Chaucer.
(b) Everyone.
(c) The Host.
(d) The Pilgrims.

10. What animal is Chanticleer?
(a) A fox.
(b) A rooster.
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

11. Who is injured in the Tale of Melibee?
(a) Everdeen.
(b) Chaucer.
(c) Alison.
(d) Sophia.

12. Who tells the Tale of Sir Topas?
(a) The Manciple.
(b) Sir Topas.
(c) Chaucer.
(d) The Host.

13. Who is the focus of the first part of the Yeoman's tale?
(a) The Canon.
(b) An unnamed yeoman.
(c) An unnamed canon.
(d) The Yeoman.

14. Where does the Manciple's Tale begin?
(a) The forest.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) A faraway land.
(d) Egypt.

15. Who is Sir John?
(a) The knight's squire.
(b) A frequent guest of the nun.
(c) A frequent guest of the merchant.
(d) A frequent guest of the shipman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Second Nun warn against in her prologue?

2. What happens to Appius at the end of the Physician's Tale?

3. What color are the crow's feathers after Phoebus replaces them?

4. How many sins does the Parson say everyone must avoid?

5. Where does the Tale of Sir Topas begin?

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