The Wife Of Bath's Tale

What crime does the knight commit?

• assaults a young maiden

• murders a young maiden

• steals from a young maiden

• steals from the king

What does the king decide to do as his punishment?

• behead him

• hang him

• nothing

• put him in jail

What is his actual punishment?

• The king decides to behead without trial

• He is hanged the next day

• The king lets his wife choose the punishment

• Nothing, he is let free

What assignment does the queen give to the knight?

• He must find out what men most desire within 12 months and a day

• He must find out what women most desire in 3 months

• He must find out what women most desire within 12 months and a day

• He must find out what women most desire within 10 months

Who ends up helping the knight a day before he must answer the question to the queen?

• the fairies in the woods

• an old crone

• another knight

• a young lady

What is it that women most desire?

• clothes

• money

• jewels

• to have power over their husband

What does the old woman ask from him in return for helping him?

• he must buy her jewelry

• he must give her money

• he must marry her

• he must repay her a favor in the future

What are the choices she gives the knight after he calls her ugly, poor, and low-bred?

• She can be young and beautiful, but unfaithful

• She can be young and beautiful, but unfaithful OR stay old and faithful

• She can be young and ugly and stay faithful

What does the knight say in response to her ultimatum?

• he tells her to stay young and beautiful

• he says to go away and never see him again

• he says do what she wants, he trusts his wife's decision

• he tells her to stay old and faithful

What does the old crone decide to do?

• stay young and beautiful and unfaithful

• stay young and beautiful and faithful

• stay old and beautiful and unfaithful

• stay old and ugly