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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Host use as many medical terms as he can when speaking to the Physician after his tale?
(a) To impress the rest of the pilgrims.
(b) To keep the conversation going.
(c) To show that he has been educated in medical terminology.
(d) To show his praise of the story.

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

3. Who is Virginia?
(a) Virginius's daughter.
(b) Appius's daughter.
(c) Appius's wife.
(d) Virginius's wife.

4. What books are retracted at the end of The Canterbury Tales?
(a) All of his best works.
(b) The Canterbury Tales.
(c) None of them.
(d) A book he has not yet published.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who falls from his horse after the Yeoman's Tale?

3. How many wives does Chanticleer have?

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

5. Where does the Tale of Sir Topas begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Second Nun's Tale so appropriate for her?

2. What is the common moral in the Monk's tragedies?

3. How does the Prioress emphasize the idea that the boy in her tale is a victim?

4. What is the moral the Canon's Yeoman is trying to get across?

5. What is the twist at the end of the Pardoner's Tale?

6. Why does the Knight interrupt the Monk's Tale?

7. What is a possible reason Chaucer writes his retraction?

8. What is the significance of Virginia's name in the Physician's Tale?

9. What question is at the heart of the debate between Melibee and Prudence?

10. Why is it fitting that the tales end with something from Chaucer?

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