Wife of Bath's Tale TEST!

A knight

Who raped the maiden?

The Queen

Who prevented the knight from being killed immediately after he committed the crime?

what do women desire the most in life

What question did the Queen want the knight to find the answer for?

1 old, ugly woman

What did the group of 24 ladies turn into as the knight approached them?

To be married to the knight

What did the old, ugly woman ask for in return for her services?

She turned into a beautiful young lady

What happened when the knight kissed the woman?

Sovereignty over their husbands(be dominant over husbands and lovers)

What was the answer to the question that the Queen asked the knight about what women desire the most?

How women deserve to hold high public positions

What is the tale about?

The knight

Who said this? "I put me in your wise governance"

The loathly old lady

Who does this describe? "a fouler wight ther may no man devyse"

The Queen

Who said this quote? "Thou standest yet [...] in swich array / That of thy lyf yet hastow no suretee"

Desire

This story is about what women...

The knight

At the beginning, who has the most power? The knight or the old woman?

The woman

At the end, who has the most power? The knight or the old woman?

The loathly lady

Who changes how the knight perceives the role of women?

Her scarlet dress.

What was the W.O.B.'s favorite thing to wear?

Alison

What is the W.O.B.'s name?

king arthur

The tale of W.O.B. was told around the time of _______________.

1 year and 1 day

How long does the knight have to find the answer to the question that holds his fate?

in the woods.

Where did the knight see fairies dancing?

24

How many fairies did the knight see dancing?

She would answer his question if he swore to do whatever she next asked of him.

What was the deal that the knight and the old lady made?

A woman wants the self-same sovereignty over her husband.

What was the answer to the question that holds the fate of the knight?

For the knight to marry her.

What was the thing that the old lady asked of the knight after he answered the question correctly?

To have an old, ugly, loyal, true, and humble wife.

What was the first choice that the wife gave to the knight?

To have a wife so young and pretty that his friends would visit the knight because of her.

What was the second choice that the wife gave to the knight?

He decided to leave the decision up to his wife.

What was the decision that the knight made of the two choices he had?

She chose to be both of the choices because she saw that the knight learned his lesson and had matured.

What was the wife's final decision and why?

incubus

Demon child- a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women

Singleness

What is NOT one of women's great desires?

Steadfast

Women want to be considered

Sovereignty

What is the thing that women desire?

Queen

Who is "my sovereign lady"?

because no two women seem able to agree on the answer

Why does the knight have trouble in his quest?

he will be beheaded

What will happen to the knight if he does not discover what women most desire within one year?

they lived happily ever after

What happens to the knight and the hag?

because the queen has insisted that he do so

Why does the knight follow through with her request?

he refuses to consummate the marriage

What happens on the knight's wedding night?

14th

During what century did Chaucer live?

a gap-toothed woman who has been married five times

Which is the best description of the Wife of Bath?

that they like to have fun in bed, nice clothing, money, sex, humor, honor, flattery, freedom, and joviality

What were some of the answers that the knight got from women when he asked them, "what do women desire"?

in England, in the time of King Arthur

What was the setting of the story?

women can't keep secrets

Purpose of the Ovid's tales?

the wife of bath

Who is telling the Ovid's tale?

the wife of bath

Who is the narrator of the wife of bath's tale?

Geoffrey Chaucer

Who wrote the canter berry tales?

misalliance

an unsuitable, unhappy, or unworkable alliance or marriage.

in the beginning they said " in a land of fairies" and then the old lady transformed

How do you know that the old lady might be a fairy?

implore

beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something; plead

disgusted by

On the wedding day the knight feels ________ his bride?

is kind and considerate

The bride tells her knight that a gentlemen or lady is one who _____________?