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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. How much of his debt can Aurelius pay?
(a) None.
(b) Less than half.
(c) Nearly all.
(d) Half.

2. Who speaks out on the knight's behalf to change his punishment?
(a) The king's son.
(b) A priest.
(c) The ladies of the court.
(d) The knight's comrades.

3. 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 steals from the king.
(d) He kidnaps a young maiden.

4. How was the fight between the Wife of Bath and Jankyn resolved?
(a) He proposed to her.
(b) They divorced.
(c) They came to an agreement.
(d) It wasn't.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the standard punishment for the knight's crime?

2. What kind of tale does the Monk tell?

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

4. Why does the Franklin interrupt the Squire?

5. Why does Dorigen contemplate suicide?

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