The Wife of Bath's quiz

The main character in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is a “knight who was a lusty liver.”

• True

• False

The knight was found guilty of raping a maiden and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

• True

• False

To give the knight a chance to avoid his punishment, the queen and other ladies intervened before the king on his behalf.

• True

• False

The knight had one year and a day to solve the queen’s riddle: “What is the thing that women most desire?”

• True

• False

After talking to many women (young and old), the knight finally met an old woman who agreed to give him the answer to his riddle if he promised to do whatever she asked him to do.

• True

• False

After a year of searching for the answer, the knight knew specifically the correct answer to the riddle—to be loved by her lover, whether husband, friend, or beau.

• True

• False

After the knight was freed from his punishment, he willingly complied with the woman’s request.

• True

• False

The knight married the woman who assisted him in solving the riddle.

• True

• False

When the knight demonstrates his displeasure with his bride, she takes opportunity “to school him”—to teach him—the values of generosity, kindness, and humility.

• True

• False

As the tale ends, the knight submits to his wife, kisses her, and she becomes young and lovely.

• True

• False