Wife of Bath's Tale
Wife of Bath's Prologue
Knight's Tale
General Questions on the Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
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What did the knight do to get punished?
raped a young maiden
100
Choose now one of these two that i'll be ugly and old, but faithful or young and beautiful.
what is the last choice the old lady gives the knight?
100
Why did Theseus made Arcite and Palamon stay in the prison?
They were soldiers who fought against Theseus.
100
Name 2 themes portrayed in the Canterbury Tales.
Any 2 of the following: courtly love importance of company corruption of the church wealth religion competition society and class friendship time lies and deceit spirituality
100
What monument or building was Geoffrey Chaucer responsible for the construction of?
Westminster Abbey
200
What is it that women most desire?
Sovereignty over their husbands
200
The question the queen asks the knight
What is what does women want the most in the world?
200
What was the condition that Theseus gave to Arcite upon releasing him from prison?
Never stepping foot in Athens or any land which Theseus owned.
200
How many characters are there in the Canterbury Tales?
30 Including the Host
200
Who was Geoffrey Chaucer's Wife
Fillipa Pann
300
The Queen chose what for the knight?
His Punishment
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He raped a young maiden
What is the reason for the knight being in trouble?
300
How did Palamon escape from prison?
He escaped while the guard was sleeping.
300
What is the genre in which the Canterbury Tales is written in?
Any of the following: Narrative collection of poems; character portraits; parody; estates satire; romance; fabliau
300
In what year was Geoffrey Chaucer born?
1342
400
How much time was the knight given to find the answer to her question?
12 winters and 1 day
400
The time the knight has to find the answer for the queen.
what is a year and a day?
400
Who won the battle to get Emily?
Arcite
400
Who are the protagonists in; a) the knight's tale b) the wife of bath's tale c) the miller's tale? (protagonist = leading character)
a) Palamon and Arcite b) The errant knight and the lonesome hag c) Alisoun and Nicholas
400
He was only able to finish __ out of __ tales. Complete the sentence.
He was only able to finish 24 out of 124 tales.
500
What did the old had ask in return for giving the knight the correct answer?
She asked him to do the very next favour she asked him to do.
500
A women wants to have control over herself and her husband.
what is the moral of this story?
500
What happened to Arcite after his battle with Palamon?
He fell off his horse because of an earthquake and died.
500
Where is one of the original manuscripts kept in England?
The British Library in London
500
Geoffrey Chaucer was part of the _______ class and descended from an affluent family who made their money in the London _____ _____.
Geoffrey Chaucer was part of the BOURGEOIS class and descended from an affluent family who made their money in the London WINE TRADE.
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