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The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

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The Wife of Bath's Tale Quiz

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1 of 5
Why is Arthur's knight sentenced to death?

For dishonorably winning a duel
For raping a young woman
For killing the Queen's brother
For cheating at a game of cards

2 of 5
What is the condition for the knight to live?

He must return in a year with a rare flower guarded by a dragon.
He must return in a year with 100 soldiers to fight in a tournament.
He must return in a year with the correct answer to what women want.
He must answer three questions correctly on the spot.

3 of 5
What answer does the old hag give the knight on condition that he marries her if it's right?

Women want to be in charge of their significant others
Women want what is forbidden them and run from what they can get
Women want to be flattered and bought pretty things
Women want to be taken care of

4 of 5
Does the knight choose for the old woman to be ugly but loyal or young and beautiful but unfaithful?

He wants her to be young and beautiful.
He wants her to be ugly but loyal.
He wants her to a little bit of both.
He lets her choose.

5 of 5
What happens at the end?

The old woman becomes young and beautiful and they live happily ever after.
The old woman becomes young and runs off with a poor astrologer.
The old woman turns out to be the Wife of Bath.
The old woman decides the knight will never love her and leaves, and the knight meets the love of his life the next day.

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