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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. Why does Dorigen contemplate suicide?
(a) Aurelius completed the task she challenged him with.
(b) She becomes ill.
(c) Aurelius gets her pregnant.
(d) Arveragus has been killed in battle.

2. Why does the knight's wife transform into a beautiful woman?
(a) He lets her make a decision.
(b) The queen allows her to.
(c) She doesn't.
(d) He asks her to.

3. What kind of tale does the Host want the Monk to tell?
(a) A tale of nobility.
(b) A happy tale.
(c) A tale of love.
(d) A tale of friendship.

4. How many wives has the Wife of Bath had?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Seven.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the knight in the Wife of Bath's Tale do that gets him in trouble?

3. What does Dorigen see that makes her nervous about her husband's safety?

4. What do the cameos the Monk tells center around?

5. Why does the Franklin interrupt the Squire?

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