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The Wife of Bath poem

What does the knight do to the woman that is not considered honorable and knightly behavior?

a
He sexually assaults her.
b
He beats her up.
c
He steals her horse and money bag.
Question 2 (1 point)
What is his punishment for his bad deed according to the Queen Guinevere?

a
He will go to prison or the dungeon of the castle.
b
He will be banned from KIng Arthur's court.
c
His head will be cut off.
Question 3 (1 point)
What deal does the Queen make with the knight to save his life?

a
He must find and bring back the town villain--- dead or alive.
b
He must marry the Queen's elderly sister.
c
He must find the answer to the question of what it is that women most desire in a marriage.
Question 4 (1 point)
How long does the queen give the knight to find the answer before he has to report back to the court?

a
one night
b
one year
c
12 months and a day
Question 5 (1 point)
As he sets out to get the answer, he asks many women what it is that they want most in a marriage, and they all give him different answers. Feeling depressed that he can't get a consistent answer, he goes back to get his punishment until he sees 24 ________ in the forest. What does he see?

a
24 ladies dancing
b
24 cannibals eats the heads of other knights
c
24 prisoners in shackles
Question 6 (1 point)
The 24 entities that the knights sees in the forest turn in to a poor, old, ugly lady. He then asks her for the answer to his question. She gives him the right answer on the promise that he does whatever she wants him to do and he agrees. What is it that the old lady wants him to do?

a
Kill the king and queen because she used to be the queen until the fairies turned her into an old lady.
b
Kill his family and get their blood so that she can live longer.
c
Marry the old lady and let her rule the marriage.
Question 7 (1 point)
Upon hearing the old lady's request, the knight is he happily agrees to marry her and let her have the upper hand in marriage.

True
False
Question 8 (1 point)
Because the woman is so old, poor, and ugly, the knight is repulsed by her and does not want to have relations with her as husband and wife do.

True
False
Question 9 (1 point)
In the end, the knight's new wife, the old woman, asks him what he wanted to do: Either have a young beautiful but cheating wife or an old, ugly loyal wife. The knight's response was:

a
He left the decision up to the old woman, so he basically left her in charge.
b
He would take his chances on having a young, beautiful woman who might cheat on him.
c
He would live with the old, ugly woman since she saved his life and just fake his love for her.
Question 10 (1 point)
The theme of the story is about women having dominance and control in a marriage.

True
False

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Answer:

1a . He sexually assaults her.

2a .He will go to prison or the dungeon of the castle.

3c . He must find the answer to the question of what it is that women most desire in a marriage.

4b . one year

5a . 24 ladies dancing

6c . Marry the old lady and let her rule the marriage.

7. True

8. False

9c . He would live with the old, ugly woman since she saved his life and just fake his love for her.

10. true.

Step-by-step explanation:

The knight sexually assaults the women due to lack of knightly behaviour. He will go to prison or the dungeon of the castle in the punishment of sexual assault. The queen give chance to the knight that he must find the answer to the question of what it is that women most desire in a marriage. The queen gives one year to the knight to find the answer. There are 24 ladies dancing in the forest. The old lady wants give the answer on one reason if he marry the old lady and let her rule the marriage. The knight is happily agrees to marry her and let her have the upper hand in marriage. No, the knight wants to marry old, poor, and ugly woman in order to get the answer. He would live with the old, ugly woman since she saved his life and just fake his love for her. Yes, the theme of the story is about women having dominance and control in a marriage.

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