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

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

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

4. What do the cameos the Monk tells center around?
(a) Drunkenness.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Trust.
(d) Deceit.

5. What caused the Wife of Bath and Jankyn to fight?
(a) He was reading about unfaithful women from his book.
(b) He refused to give her any money.
(c) He went on a fishing trip on their anniversary.
(d) He had an affair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Dorigen contemplate suicide?

3. Who is Arveragus?

4. Who does the Franklin compare the Squire to?

5. Why does the knight's wife transform into a beautiful woman?

(see the answer key)

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