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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pandarus say makes women lonely in old age?
(a) Rising above love.
(b) Wearing black.
(c) Being unkind.
(d) Staying indoors.

2. What does Pandarus say that he will do if Criseyde will not help Troilus?
(a) Take away his blessing.
(b) Stop helping her father.
(c) Shun her.
(d) Kill himself.

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

4. Where is Troilus when he first sees Criseyde?
(a) A palace.
(b) A temple.
(c) A tavern.
(d) A garden.

5. How are Pandarus and Criseyde related?
(a) He is a family friend.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her cousin.
(d) He is her godfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Troilus say that Pandarus is free from all shame?

2. Where is this poem set?

3. How does Troilus feel when he hears Criseyde coming toward him?

4. Why does Criseyde feel the way that she does about her father?

5. Why does Pandarus want to arrange a last meeting between Troilus and Criseyde?

(see the answer key)

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