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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Calkas flee to the enemy?

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

3. Who does Chaucer address at the beginning of Book I?

4. Why does Criseyde say that she wants Pandarus to stay with her?

5. Why does Cupid get mad at Troilus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Troilus fall in love with Criseyde?

2. What does the cry through the city after Pandarus' visit signal?

3. What is Pandarus' second scheme to bring Criseyde and Troilus together?

4. How does Troilus respond to his first letter from Crisedye?

5. In the introduction, how does Chaucer say that the book will end?

6. How does Criseyde respond to the second meeting that she has with Pandarus?

7. Why does Criseyde debate showing her feelings to Troilus?

8. What is Fortune according to Chaucer?

9. What two things does Criseyde think about after Pandarus leaves her house?

10. What does Criseyde think about when she sees Troilus for the first time following Pandarus' visit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places in which this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes those changes?

Essay Topic 2

What was Pandarus' plan to get Troilus and Criseyde together, and how did it pan out in the end?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done on their own accord. What are some of those instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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