Wife of Bath Quiz

Who wrote "The Canterbury Tales"

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• William Shakespeare

• Queen Elizabeth

• King Richard III

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of narrative is "The Wife of Bath's Tale"?

• Narrative story

• Narrative speech

• Frame narrative

• Narrative preamble

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Choose the correct order of the class system for the Middle Ages. (Lowest on the class scale to highest)

• Royalty, yeoman, knights, barons and dukes, peasants.

• Barons and Dukes, yeoman, peasants, knights, roaylty.

• Yeoman, peasants, royalty, barons and dukes, knights.

• Peasants, yeoman, knights, barons and dukes, royalty.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

True or False: Chaucer Completed all 124 stories in The Canterbury Tales?

• True

• False

Why would a preamble be important?

• A preamble would be important because it gives context.

• A preamble would be important because you learn the speaker's name.

• A preamble would be important because you learn what the speech is about.

• A preamble is not important.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Carefully read the following and choose which one correctly answered The Knight's Riddle.

• Women most desired flattery.

• Women most desired riches.

• Women most desired sovereignty.

• Women most desired to be seen as perfect.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following correctly defines the word 'sovereignty'?

• The right to rule a nation

• The right to overthrow the ruler of a nation

• The right to self-govern; independence.

• The right to rule a religious group.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What were the reasons the Knight gave the Old Woman for disliking her?

• She was from a fallen noble house and dishonorable.

• She was from a different country.

• She was a bad cook.

• She was old, ugly, and poor.

What are the reasons the Old Woman gives the Knight for why he does not like her?

• She says being old is a virtue, being ugly keeps her faithful, and being poor can be a good thing.

• She says he is blind and arrogant and does not give him any rebuttal.

• She says she is not as old as he thinks, she is quite pretty with makeup, and she is middle class, not poor.

• She does not care and ignores him, she says nothing.

What is chivalry?

• Chivalry is opening doors for people.

• Chivalry is being a true gentleman, it is acting within a good moral code.

• Chivalry doesn't exist.

• Chivalry is not putting your elbows on the table.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9