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The Book of the Duchess and Other Poems Study Guide

by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Book of the Duchess and Other Poems Quiz 1

1. What is a dream-vision poem?

  • A poem in which the narrator recounts a dream
  • A story within the overall poem
  • An epic poem
  • A lyric poem

2. How long has the narrator of The Book of the Duchess been unable to sleep?

  • Eight years
  • A year
  • All night
  • Eight nights

3. When the narrator cannot sleep, what games are options for his insomnia?

  • Draughts or marbles
  • Chess or tables (backgammon)
  • Cards or dice
  • Draughts or dice

4. The Book of the Duchess was written in what form?

  • Octosyllabic couplets
  • Villanelle
  • Blank verse
  • Iambic pentameter

5. For what person is The Book of the Duchess, perhaps, an elegy?

  • The fictional Duchess of the Judgement of Wisdom in Love
  • Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster
  • Philippa, Duchess of Hainault
  • Alcyone, Duchess of Troy

6. Who is Juno?

  • A Roman goddess
  • A lady the narrator loves
  • A heroine of the Trojan war
  • The wife of the Black Knight

7. What book does the narrator of The Book of the Duchess use to help his insomnia?

  • Ovid's Metamorphoses
  • Roman de la Rose
  • The Bible
  • The Tale of Seys and Alcyone

8. Of what rank are Seys and Alcyone?

  • King and Queen
  • Earl and Countess
  • Lord and Lady
  • Duke and Duchess

9. How does Seys die?

  • A broken heart
  • Lost in the forest
  • Drowned in a shipwreck
  • Killed in battle

10. What does Alcyone refuse to do until she has found out what happened to Seys?

  • Remarry
  • Eat bread
  • Sleep
  • Stop weeping

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