The Canterbury Tales: The Reeve's Tale Quizzes

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Q. The miller cheats his customers of


Corn
Wheat
Milk
Bran
Figs
Q. The miller steals from a man on his


Wedding
Birthday
Deathbed
Child's birthday
Child's wedding
Q. "Lo, swich it is a millere to be fals!" implies that cheating is common to


All in the profession
All carpenters
All priests
Only this miller
Only this carpenter
Q. Who mistakes Symkyn for another twice?


Wife
Daughter
Son
Grandmother
Mother
Q. The repetion of "bette hym wel" suggests the narrators takes pleasure in the


Beating
Whipping
Winning
Running
Money making