WorksheetsThe Wife of Bath's Tale + Other Tales
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
Who wrote "The Wife of Bath's Tale"?
The Pardoner
Mub
The Wife of Bath
Geoffrey Chaucer
When the Wife of Bath keeps referencing ancient poets, philosophers, astronomers, etc..., we learn that she is what?
hundreds of years old
an actual fairy
very angry
well educated
The Wife of Bath most likely retells the story of Midas to
make a point to the Pardoner
reveal what women want most
show that women cannot keep secrets
prove that the knight could not save himself
What does the knight tell the queen that women want?
power over their husbands
freedom to do as they please
the opportunity to remarry often
wealth, treasure, flattery, and pleasure
When the old woman speaks about the importance of noble birth, she says that
only dukes and earls are gentlemen
true gentility comes only from God
nobility is more important than looks
nobility is a matter of wealth and worth
Which statement most accurately reflects the old woman’s words and actions before she transforms herself?
She seeks to reform the knight’s judgments and values.
She enjoys torturing the knight a little before she rewards him.
She wants to prove to the knight that women can argue logically.
She persuades the knight that she is beautiful as an old woman.
To bequeath is to
pass down as an inheritance
receive as a reward or favor
win a bet under great threat
be trusted to keep a secret
How many times has the Wife of Bath been married?
3
4
5
6
The Pardoner interrupts the Wife of Bath at the beginning of her prologue. What does he interject?
He asks her to stop discussing biblical references because not everyone in the group is familiar with them and those who are not feel excluded.
He tells her he was about to get married but is now having second thoughts because of her speech.
He tells her he is a married man and hopes his wife never crosses paths with the “wisdom” of the Wife of Bath.
He asks her to explain the part about the wedding at Cana again.
The main theme of her prologue is
men should remain bachelors.
women should be allowed to marry as often as they want even if the previous husband is not deceased.
a woman should always marry for love.
women in the know are able to control their husbands and that is the natural order in a marriage.
What is the setting of The Wife of Bath's tale?
King Creon’s court
King Arthur’s court
the Elf Queen’s court
the Marquis’s court
When a lusty knight is walking through the woods, he spies a maiden and he
falls in love and proposes to her.
begs her to run away with him.
tries to take her forcibly but she runs to the nearest friar for help.
rapes her.
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
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
What is the debt the old woman claims the knight owes her? The knight has to
marry her.
take her to her homeland safely.
pay her a large sum of money.
to marry the women he originally raped because she is the old woman’s daughter.
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.
The old woman whispered in the Knight's ear that women simply want to have sovereignty over their husbands. What does this mean?
to pass down as an inheritance
not eternal
power/ control
to criticize
What is the result of the knight’s decision?
He secretly has her kidnapped by a friar, who then locks her away in a castle for the rest of her life.
He remains married to the old woman and eventually learns to appreciate her.
She turns into a beautiful young woman and they live happily ever after.
She turns into a beautiful fairy queen and flies away.
Explain how the old woman destroyed the Knight's argument when the Knight said that he was disgusted to have to marry her because she was poor.
The Queen and the other ladies of the court implored the King to exercise his grace when deciding on a punishment for the Knight. What does this mean?
to beg or plead
power/ control
to criticize
to pass down as an inheritance
What is the theme of The Wife of Bath's 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.
The Nun's Priest's Tale: Who is Chanticleer?
Fox
Elephant
Rooster
Rat
The Nun's Priest's Tale: What did Chaunticleer dream of?
His wives would die
He would be hunted by the fox
His wives would kill him
The widow would cook him
The Nun's Priest's Tale: Why is the fox at the farm?
Heard of Molly the sheep
Hear Chaunticleer sing
To hunt/kill Chaunticleer
Going for a stroll
The Nun's Priest's Tale: What does Chaunticleer do when the fox opens his mouth to talk?
He falls on the ground
Runs out of his mouth
Passes out
Cries
The Nun's Priest's Tale: What is one moral of this story?
Do not cheat
Tell the truth
Do not gossip
Never trust flatterers
The Nun's Priest's Tale: What place does he safely fly to?
Mountain
Tree
Barn
Home
The Miller's Tale: Which biblical event does the young scholar predict will happen again?
Christ will return again to judge them all
A world-wide flood
The parting of the Red Sea
Fish and bread will multiply to feed thousands in town
The Miller's Tale: What does Allison do to Absalom when he begs for a kiss?
She puts her lips out the window.
She asks Nicholas to put his lips out the window.
She puts her butt out the window.
She threatens to call a knight to slay him.
She tells him that in secret that she will hook up with him later.
What is a strong theme for The Miller's Tale?
Suffering for love is good and honorable.
There is truth in our dreams.
Reputation and honor are more important than life itself.
Love only clouds the mind and makes one appear foolish.
The Miller's Tale: What does Absalom do to get even with Alison and Nicholas?
He tells Alison's husband that she is unfaithful.
He reports her to the authority.
He gets a hot rod and puts it in Nicholas's butt.
He gives her a ring to try to change her mind.
None of the above.
In The Knight's Tale, Emily desires
to marry whom she pleases
to not marry at all
to marry Arcite
to marry Palamon
The Knight's Tale: What is the name of the woman both knights fell in love with?
Emily
Hippolyta
Venus
Emmy
The Knight's Tale: How are Palamon and Arcite related?
cousins
brothers
They aren't.
coworkers
The Knight's Tale: Which god supports Palamon?
Venus/ Aphrodite
Mars/ Ares
Diana/ Artemis
Saturn/ Zeus
The Knight's Tale: What solution to the knights' problem did Theseus have?
Arcita and palamon should fight one-on-one to the death to determine who would marry Emily.
They should each come back in one year with 100 knights apiece and then fight to see who would marry Emily.
He decreed that neither would ever marry Emily; they should both give up and go away to live in peace.
They should both marry Emily and share her as their wife.
The Knight's Tale: Who won Emily's hand in marriage in the end?
Arcita
Palamon
Neither
Both
The Knight's Tale: What happened to Arcita?
He was slain in the contest.
He was mortally wounded in the contest and died shortly after.
He fell of his horse and died from the injury.
Emily poisoned him.
What is a strong theme for any 1 of the 3 video tales? State several things in your answer: (1) The title of the tale you have chosen, (2) a strong theme, & (3) Explain what was happening in the video to lead you to this theme. 10 pnts.
