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The Prologue Quiz I. Identifications 1. The Narrator 2. The Knight 3. The Host 4. The Miller 5. Estates 6. Myth 7. Beast Fable 8. Sermon 9. Framing Tale 10. Breton Lais II. Plot Questions 1. Where is the Prologue taken Place? 2. Where are the group of men Traveling to? 3. Who comes up with the idea to tell stories on the journey? 4. How many men does the Narrator meet? 5. What is a Pilgrimage? III. Quotations Give the meaning and significance of this quote. “Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halve cours yronne, And smale fowles maken melodye, That slepen al the nyght with open ye Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages.” IV. Describe why the view of all the characters described in this tale might be skewed.

The Knights Tale Quiz I. Identifications 1.Theseus 2. Palamon 3. Arcite 4. Emelye 5. Courtly Love 6. Love triangle 7. Anachronistic Love 8. Athens 9. Earth Quake 10. The Three women II. Plot Questions 1. What are the Three Women complaining about? 2. How are Arcite and Palamon related? 3. Why are Arcite and Palamon fighting? 4. How does Palamon fall in love with Emyele? 5. How is the fight setteled? III. Quotation Give the meaning and significance of this quote: “For with that faire cheyne of love he bond The fyr, the eyr, the water, and the lond In certeyn boundes, that they may nat flee.” IV. Discussion Explain the love triangle in this tale

The Millers’ Tale Quiz Identifications 1. Nicolas 2. John 3. Alisoun 4. Absolon 5. Bath Tubes 6. Fire Poker 7. Love triangle 8. Anachronistic Love 9. Courtly Love 10. Jealousy II. Plot Questions 1. How Does Nicolas know Alisoun? 2. Where Does Nicolas attend College? 3. What Profession is John in? 4. What is Nicolas’ plan to be alone with Alisoun? 5. How Does Nicolas and Alisoun’s plan get ruined? III. Quotation “Give the meaning and significance of this quote: Thus swyved was this carpenteris wyf, For al his kepyng and his jalousye; And Absolon hath kist hir nether ye; And Nicholas is scalded in the towte. This tale is doon, and God save al the rowte!” IV. Discussion Discuss Courtly love as it appears in this tale.