G12 ABS Wife of Bath Quiz

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

• The Wife of Bath

• Shakespeare

• Christopher Marlow

• Geoffrey Chaucer

Who are the three characters in the prologue to the Wife of Bath's Tale?

• The Friar, the Summoner, and the Wife of Bath

• King Arthur, Gwenivere, and the Knight

• The Knight, the Wife of Bath, and the Friar

• The Summoner, the Wife of Bath, and the King

When is the Wife of Bath's tale set?

• 13th century Brtain

• 6th century Britain

• In the time of King Arthur

• In the time of King Henry II

Who did the Knight attack?

• The Wife of Bath

• A maiden

• King Arthur

• The Friar

What was the Knight's initial punishment?

• To be executed

• To be imprisoned for a year

• To discover "what it is that women want most"

• To be exiled from England

What is the Knight's revised punishment?

• To discover what it is that women most desire

• To marry an ugly woman

• To free the fairies from King Arthur's captivity

• To discover King Midas' secret

Which mythological king is referenced in the story about the wife concealing her husband's donkey ears?

• King Hrothgar

• King Arthur

• King Midas

• King Beowul

What do women most desire?

• Money

• Power

• Sovereignty in relationships

• Equal voting rights

Whom did the Knight marry?

• Queen Guinevere

• The Elf-Queen

• The maiden he attacked

• The Old Woman

How does the Knight demonstrate chivalry in the Wife of Bath's Tale?

• He keeps his promise to the Queen and to the Old Woman

• He defends the King with his life

• He gives generously to the poor and needy he encounters

• He adventures gallantly