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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pandarus do when he first wakes up?
(a) He meditates.
(b) All of the answer choices are correct.
(c) He checks the horoscope.
(d) He reads a psalm.

2. What promise did Pandarus make Troilus?
(a) That he would keep the love between him (Troilus) and Criseyde love a secret.
(b) That he would help him get his love.
(c) That he would be gentle and discreet.
(d) All of the answer choices are correct.

3. How does Pandarus decide that it is a good time to see Criseyde?
(a) He sees her name on a house.
(b) He checks the horoscope.
(c) He says a prayer.
(d) He asks a priest.

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

5. What does a friend of Troilus say to try to make him mad?
(a) That a knight like him will never advance in the ranks.
(b) That his father is a traitor and so is he.
(c) That he is sad about the Greek blood that he has spilt.
(d) That Criseyde will never love a commoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the townspeople want to kill Criseyde?

2. What does Pandarus say makes women lonely in old age?

3. What does Troilus tell Criseyde that he wants from her?

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

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

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