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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Monk's Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about the Wife of Bath's Prologue?
(a) It is in song.
(b) It is very long.
(c) It is not told by the Wife of Bath.
(d) It is only one sentence.

2. Who helps the knight answer the question?
(a) An old, ugly woman.
(b) Venus, the goddess of love.
(c) The queen.
(d) Another knight.

3. What does Dorigen see that makes her nervous about her husband's safety?
(a) Rocks on the shore.
(b) Smoke in the distance.
(c) A map.
(d) A tournament.

4. What does the knight in the Wife of Bath's Tale do that gets him in trouble?
(a) He speaks out against the queen.
(b) He rapes a young maiden.
(c) He kidnaps a young maiden.
(d) He steals from the king.

5. Where did the Wife of Bath meet Jankyn?
(a) On a pilgrimage.
(b) In church.
(c) On her birthday.
(d) At her fourth husband's funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many husbands does the Wife of Bath consider “good?”

2. Who tells the Franklin to go on with his tale?

3. What kind of tale does the Monk tell?

4. Why does the Franklin interrupt the Squire?

5. What caused the Wife of Bath and Jankyn to fight?

(see the answer key)

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