Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore what the role of women was in the middle ages and how Chaucer presents the character of the Wife of Bath within this context.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What was the role of a Friar?
A man who served his lord as a soldier in armour and on horseback.
A man who works at a mill.
Correct answer: A member of a religious community of men.
A member of a religious community of women.
Q2.
Which Estate were the clergy (members of the Church, such as Friars and Prioresses)?
Correct answer: First
Second
Third
Q3.
What was a Friar SUPPOSED to spend his time doing?
Eating and drinking lots of food
Flirting with women
Correct answer: Helping the poor and sick
Making lots of money
Q4.
Which adjective best describes the Friar in The Canterbury Tales?
Chaste
Correct answer: Corrupt
Honourable
Modest
Q5.
What is a stereotype?
Correct answer: A common but fixed and oversimplified idea of a particular type of person.
Someone who has lots of relationships outside of marriage.
Someone who is willing to behave dishonestly for money or personal gain.

5 Questions

Q1.
Who was the Wife of Bath?
A member of a religious community of men.
A member of a religious community of women
Correct answer: A woman who has been married five times.
A woman who is head of a house of nuns.
Q2.
What were the two options for most women in the Middle Ages?
Correct answer: Marry or become a Nun.
Marry or get a job.
Serve the Monarch as a Knight or a Lord.
Q3.
Which colour is the Wife of Bath associated with?
Black
Blue
Correct answer: Red
Yellow
Q4.
Which word best describes the Wife of Bath?
Inexperienced
Correct answer: Proud
Shy
Unskilled
Q5.
What are the negative things Chaucer tells us about the Wife of Bath?
She is attractive, successful and talented.
Correct answer: She is short-tempered, proud and lustful.
She is shy, unskilled and inexperienced.

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UnitEnglish / The Canterbury Tales: 'General Prologue'

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