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The Canterbury Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer

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The Canterbury Tale The Man of Law's Tale Quiz

"The Man of Law's Tale" is a love story about a Christian girl and a Syrian Sultan. The girl's father has demanded that her betrothed convert to Christianity. Be sure you recall the ups-and-downs of this romance by taking the quiz over this tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's classic work The Canterbury Tales from eNotes.

  1. What happens at the feast the Sultan's mother throws for her son and Constance?

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  2. What becomes of Constance after the feast?

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  3. What does the Sultan of Syria say he will do in order to win Constance as his bride?

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  4. True or False: The Man of Law's begins his story in a direct and clear manner

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  5. Why is the Sultan's mother so against her son's marriage to Constance?

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