Wife of Bath Quiz

What problem does the night encounter on his quest?

• people are vague in their answers to the question.

• A year is not enough time to fulfill his promise.

• No one can agree about what women want.

• The queen expects the night to fail.

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The wife of that most likely retells the story of Midas to

• Make a point to the partner

• Reveal what most women want

• Show that women cannot keep secrets

• Simply tell another story

What does the night tell the queen that women want?

• Power over their husbands

• Freedom to do as they please

• The opportunity to remarry often

• Wealth, treasure, flattery, and pleasure

When the old woman speaks about the importance of noble birth, she says that

• Only Dukes and earls our gentleman

• True nobility comes only from God

• Nobility is more important than looks

• Nobility as a matter of wealth and worth

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What reason does the night give or being unable to marry the old woman?

• They have different ideas of marriage.

• She will die too soon for marriage.

• His family has for bidden the match.

• She is too old and ugly.

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Which statement most accurately reflects the old woman’s words and actions before she transforms herself?

• She seeks to reform the knight’s judgements and values.

• She enjoys torturing the knight a little before she rewards him.

• She wants to prove to the knight that women can argue logically.

• She persuades the knight that she is beautiful as an old woman.

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