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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Criseyde doing when Pandarus visits her?
(a) Reading a poem.
(b) Making a cup of tea.
(c) Writing her history.
(d) Painting a landscape.

2. How are Troilus and Hector related?
(a) They are second cousins.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are half-brothers.
(d) They are brothers.

3. Troilus always mocks others for which of the following?
(a) Being poorly dressed.
(b) Speaking poorly.
(c) Being lovestruck.
(d) Getting drunk.

4. Who is Chaucer talking to at the beginning of Book II?
(a) His children.
(b) The reader.
(c) His students.
(d) The characters.

5. What does Chaucer say affects all people differently?
(a) Love.
(b) Anger.
(c) Hate.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Troilus a braver and stronger warrior at the beginning of Book I?

2. What color does Criseyde always wear?

3. What does Troilus have to keep a secret from others in Book I?

4. How does Criseyde feel when Pandarus tells her to do something when he visits her?

5. Who does Chaucer say should always remember this story?

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