The Wife Of Bath's Tale
Authored by Elizabeth Lopez-Gurrola
English
12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Knight's crime that initiates the story's conflict?
Attempted robbery
Treason
He raped someone
murder
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the old Woman demand of the Knight?
To pay her with money for saving his life
To marry him
Apologize to the woman he took advantage of
To take care of her for the rest of his life
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the women of the courts reaction to the Knight's answer?
They waited in silence to the queens response
The women were in amazement as to how he managed to save his life
They were angered; did not want his life spared
In despair as to how he managed to get the wrong answer
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the old woman attempt to convince the knight that he shouldn’t hate her?
She makes no attempt to change his mind, and revels in the fact that he has to marry her anyways.
By showing him that she is actually beautiful, and she was using witchcraft to appear old
By reminding the knight of Jesus' teachings regarding poverty and the wisdom of elders
By begging him to be kinder to her due to her age
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the old woman's appearance shift at the conclusion of the story?
It doesn't, she still remains unappealing to the knight
She becomes beautiful
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When does the story take place?
During King Arthur's rule
fourteenth century
1720's Ireland under English rule
6th-century Scandinavia
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why does The Wife of Bath retell the tale of Midas?
she has read the works of Ovid
to highlight the knight as being greedy like king Midas
in order to show why women shouldn't conceal the truth on others behalf
to reveal that men are similar to donkeys
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
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