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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Chaucer say should always remember this story?
(a) Anyone who has gone to war.
(b) Anyone who has been in pain.
(c) Anyone who has been lonely.
(d) Anyone who has been in love.

2. Where is this poem set?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Rome.
(c) Troy.
(d) Greece.

3. What does Troilus have to keep a secret from others in Book I?
(a) His sickness.
(b) His shameful father.
(c) His alliance with the Greeks.
(d) His feelings for Criseyde.

4. Who does Chaucer address at the beginning of Book I?
(a) The reader.
(b) His ancestors.
(c) His children.
(d) The characters.

5. What does Pandarus say will help him help Troilus?
(a) His money.
(b) His educated status.
(c) His past.
(d) His mistakes with women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say helps Criseyde outshine all the other women?

2. What does Chaucer say he hopes his poem provides?

3. How does Troilus feel about Criseyde when he first sees her?

4. Why does Criseyde always wear one color?

5. What title does Troilus hold?

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