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

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

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

4. Why does Virginius kill Virginia?
(a) So she will remain pure.
(b) He doesn't.
(c) To keep her from killing him.
(d) Because she lied to him.

5. What does the Host do after the Prioress's Tale?
(a) He stops the pilgrims for a rest.
(b) He tells jokes.
(c) He asks the Yeoman for a comedic tale.
(d) He admonishes the Prioress for such a sad tale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks the Parson to tell a story?

2. How much of the town in the Prioress's Tale is Jewish?

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

4. Where does the Tale of Sir Topas begin?

5. Why does the Canon leave the group?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it fitting that the journey ends with the Parson's Tale?

2. What is the parallel between the Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and his Tale?

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

4. What is Phoebus's downfall in the Manciple's Tale?

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

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

7. What is the irony of the Pardoner in his argument with the Host?

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

9. What kind of a man is Phoebus in the Manciple's Tale?

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

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