The Wife of Bath

Who is the author of the Canterbury Tales?

• Shakespeare

• Ovid

• Chaucer

• Homer

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What is a frame story?

• a story within a story

• a story that takes a short period of time

• a story worthy of a frame

• a story that teaches a lesson

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Which character gives the knight an opportunity to save his life?

• the queen

• the king

• another knight who is speaking on behalf of the knight

• an old woman who was once a beautiful young woman

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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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How long does the Knight have to complete his quest?

• one year

• one week

• a year and a day

• a month and a day

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What problem does the knight find when he starts asking women the question of the riddle?

• He finds that most refuse to speak to him because they know of his crime.

• None of them ever agrees on the answer.

• They gave him frivolous responses, obviously not taking him seriously.

• They give him misleading responses, hoping he will fail in his quest.

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The knight spends a year on his quest and is unable to find the answer until the very last moment. Where does he find this answer?

• the queen

• he asks the Elf Queen

• an old woman

• his fellow knight

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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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When asked if he prefers a young woman who will cheat on him or an old one who will be faithful, the knight responds

• the young one and he will find a way to chain her up.

• the old woman and he will just take a mistress on the side.

• neither, he decides to run away and live the life of a hermit.

• by telling her to do whatever she wants and he will live with her decision.

What is the theme of this tale?

• Knights cannot be trusted.

• Sometimes wisdom comes in unattractive packages.

• Women never know exactly what they want.

• Men should always submit to their wives.

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