The Wife of Bath's Tale

What type of story is The Canterbury Tales considered to be?

• a sonnet
• an epic story
• a frame story
• a non-fiction story

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The Wife of Bath says she is an expert when it comes to...? 

• love.
• children.
• The Bible.
• travel.

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How many times has the Wife of Bath been married?

• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five

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In The Wife's Tale, what does the Knight do to merit punishment?

• rapes a girl
• hits an old woman
• doesn't keep his word
• loses a battle to a woman

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What is the Knight's original sentence by King Arthur?

• banishment
• torture
• beheading
• imprisonment

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What did the queen ask the knight to tell her?

• What is the thing that women most despise?
• What is the thing that women most desire?
• What is the thing that women most give?
• What is the thing that women most tolerate?

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Who decided that the  Knight should have a different sentence?

• The King
• The Queen
• The Maiden
• The Pardoner

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What quest is the Knight sent on?

• He is to find the holy grail.
• He is to find what women most desire.
• He is to find Excaliber.
• He is to find out what women need.

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What does the Wife's allusion to Ovid's myth of King Midas and his wife imply about women?

• Women want capable lovers.
• Women can't keep secrets.
• Women want gold.
• Women can't be faithful.

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In exchange for giving the knight the correct answer & saving his life, what does the hag want?

• titles
• a child
• wealth
• marriage

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