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The knight's tale

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Theseus build in preparation for the tournament?

a)

A

great hall where the victory feast will be held

b)

A

grand church where the winner and Emiy will wed

c)

A

magnificent stadium with three temples to the gods

d)

A

full scale replica of the Acropolis

2.

Whom does Emily want to marry?

a)

She doesn’t want to marry anyone but Diana tells her she must

b)

She favors Palamon

c)

She is deeply in love with Arcite, whom she saw looking at her from the Tower window

d)

She is deeply in love with a duke named Perotheus and plans to marry him in secret before the tournament

3.

Who wins the battle?

a)

Arcite

b)

Palamon

c)

They are both killed

d)

It is a tie

4.

What happens during the victory lap around the stadium?

a)

Palamon is struck by lightning.

b)

Emily falls off a horse and is killed.

c)

Arcite falls off his horse and is fatally crushed.

d)

Palamon stabs Arcite in a fit of rage

5.

After many years of grieving, what does Theseus suggest?

a)

That Emily be sent to marry an Italian prince

b)

That Palamon and Emily marry

c)

That Emily take over as Queen

d)

None of the above

6.

Who conquered Athens

a)

The Miller

b)

Arcite

c)

Palamon

d)

Theseus

7.

Who marries Hippolyta in the Knight’s Tale?

a)

Saturn

b)

Arcite

c)

Theseus

d)

Mars

8.

Who dies at the end of the Knight's Tale?

a)

Arcite

b)

Hippolyta

c)

Palamon

d)

Theseus

9.

Which two characters are thought to be brother in The Knight's Tale

a)

Theseus and Palamon

b)

Arcite and Theseus

c)

Arcite and Palamon

d)

Theseus and Creon

10.

The Lord of Thebes is

a)

Palamon

b)

Creon

c)

Arcite

d)

Philostrate