Wife of Bath Prologue

What is one of the Wife of Bath's distinctive physical features?

• Very long hair

• A gap between her teeth

• Fair skin

• Freckles

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How many times has the Wife of Bath been married?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

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How many husbands did she describe as "good"?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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What was the name of the only husband she loved?

• Jankin

• Nicholas

• Palomon

• Arcite

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How did she become deaf in one ear?

• From nagging too much

• From birth

• From her husband hitting her

• From falling off of a horse

What book was the Wife's fifth husband reading?

• Kynde Namoore

• The Rathe Wight

• The Book of Harrable Housebands

• The Book of Wikked Wyves

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What did the wife do to the book?

• She wrote her own book about him

• She tore out pages and burned them

• She hid the book from him.

• She threw the book at him.

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At what age was she first married?

• 8

• 12

• 16

• 18

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What was the name of the Wife of Bath?

• Emily

• Robyn

• Europa

• Alison

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Which of the following did the wife of Bath NOT use to control her husbands?

• She nagged them constantly.

• She accused them of cheating.

• She hid their money.

• She denied them any physical attention.

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