WorksheetsThe Wife of Bath's Tale
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of story is The Canterbury Tales considered to be?
a)
a sonnet
b)
an epic story
c)
a frame story
d)
a non-fiction story
2.
The outer frame of The Canterbury Tales uses _______ to reveal those making this pilgrimage.
a)
frame story
b)
irony
c)
characterization
d)
dialogue
3.
The Wife of Bath says she is an expert when it comes to...?
a)
love.
b)
children.
c)
The Bible.
d)
travel.
4.
How many times has the Wife of Bath been married?
a)
Two
b)
Three
c)
Four
d)
Five
5.
In The Wife's Tale, what does the Knight do to merit punishment?
a)
rapes a girl
b)
hits an old woman
c)
doesn't keep his word
d)
loses a battle to a woman
6.
What is the Knight's original sentence by King Arthur?
a)
banishment
b)
torture
c)
beheading
d)
imprisonment
7.
What did the queen ask the knight to tell her?
a)
What is the thing that women most despise?
b)
What is the thing that women most desire?
c)
What is the thing that women most give?
d)
What is the thing that women most tolerate?
8.
Who decided that the Knight should have a different sentence?
a)
The King
b)
The Queen
c)
The Maiden
d)
The Pardoner
9.
What quest is the Knight sent on?
a)
He is to find the holy grail.
b)
He is to find what women most desire.
c)
He is to find Excaliber.
d)
He is to find out what women need.
10.
What does the Wife's allusion to Ovid's myth of King Midas and his wife imply about women?
a)
Women want capable lovers.
b)
Women can't keep secrets.
c)
Women want gold.
d)
Women can't be faithful.
11.
In exchange for giving the knight the correct answer & saving his life, what does the hag want?
a)
titles
b)
a child
c)
wealth
d)
marriage
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