Wife Of Bath Prolouge

Question 0

How many times was WoB married?

Answer 0

5 times

Question 1

What was it about women at the time?

Answer 1

They weren’t educated

Question 2

Was was it about 3 of them?

Answer 2

They were old and rich

Question 3

Tell me about her 4th husband (UNAMED)

Answer 3

He cheated on her and she gave the impression of having an affair in turn and that she loved it. This drove him crazy and he became a loyal husband

Question 4

What was it about her 5th husband

Answer 4

He was very young and intellectual. He was upset about how vocal she was and sexually dressed so he made her read documents about how to be. She burned them, he hit her, making her deaf in one ear. She pretended to die to get his sympathy and she got him right where she wanted him.

Question 5

What was her 5th husband’s name?

Answer 5

Janklyn

Question 6

What did the WoB say about virgins?

Answer 6

It’s cool if you want to keep your virginities but don’t shame me: tell me, who makes the virgins?

Question 7

What was it that she used to defend her being married multiple times?

Answer 7

The bible

Question 8

What two men in the bible were married multiple times?

Answer 8

King Solomon, Abraham

Question 9

What does WoB say about sexual organs?

Answer 9

Not only are they used for procreation, but for pleasure as well.

Question 10

Where did she meet her 5th husband?

Answer 10

At her 4th husband’s funeral

Question 11

What did the WoB do to get what she wanted?

Answer 11

She has withdrew from sex

Question 12

Why did men write about the disadvantages of women?

Answer 12

Because they had the power of the pen and they were educated

Question 13

What did the WoB say about men having the power of the pen?

Answer 13

If women had the power, they would have a lot to say too

Question 14

According to what other men said, what did you have to do in order to be successful? Why?

Answer 14

Not get married because women waste your time and money

Question 15

Who was the first female feminist in the English language?

Answer 15

The WoB

Question 16

Who was the first female sinner?

Answer 16

Eve

Question 17

What does the pardoner say first on page 180?

Answer 17

If a woman is going to control me, I don’t want to get married!!

Question 18

What does the WoB say to the pardoner?

Answer 18

I haven’t even begun my story, and what I’m about to say, you may not like it. It may not taste as good as Ale,but when I’m done with my two cents about married life and as an expert of being a wife, this will be your reality check.

Question 19

What is ale?

Answer 19

Alcohol, beer.

Question 20

What is a cask?

Answer 20

A wooden barrel to hold alcohol

Question 21

Who is Ptolemy?

Answer 21

An Egyptian mathematician, geographer, and astronomer.

Question 22

Because she mentions ptolemy, what dies this show?

Answer 22

She’s familiar with the philosopher and she’s very educated

Question 23

What else does the WoB say about the pardoner?

Answer 23

That it’s up to him if he wants a sip of her ale (metaphor for reality or truth) and she’ll give him examples of what you should be cautious of.

Question 24

What else did the WoB say? (VERY IMPORTANT DETAIL)

Answer 24

Men like the pardoner should learn from tales of men that didn’t listen. And the men that weren’t warned by other men should suffer in their errors.

Question 25

What did the WoB say about Ptolemy and his famous work? What was it called?

Answer 25

Ptolemy said the thing about men not learning from other men and their errors. His work was called Almagest

Question 26

What does the WoB call herself?

Answer 26

A whip