Question

1. at last, why is the knight in the wife of baths tale not punished for the crime even though he murdered?

options:
because the public believes the knight did not commit the crime
because the knight regrets his crime to the king and asks for mercy
because the queen persuades the king to show mercy to the knight
because the knight is too valuable to the kingdom to be punished

1. what is the answer to the question the knight in the wife of baths tale must answer to save his freedom?

options:
women most want wealth and security
women most want health and treasure
women most want respect from their men
women most want to be respected and believed

Explanation:

Question 1

In "The Wife of Bath's Tale", the knight is not punished for raping a maiden mainly because the queen petitions the king to show mercy and give her the chance to decide the knight's fate (to teach him a lesson about women's desires). Among the options, option C (assuming the blue - marked option is C, as per the context of the story: the queen asks the king to let her handle the knight's punishment, showing mercy in the sense of giving a chance for redemption through a task) is correct. The other options: A is wrong as the public's belief isn't the reason; B is wrong as the knight didn't repent to the king in that way; D is wrong as the knight's nobility isn't the main reason for no punishment.

In "The Wife of Bath's Tale", the knight's quest is to find what women most desire. The answer he discovers (and which is the correct answer to the question) is that women most want to be in charge of their husbands and lovers, i.e., to be sovereign over their men (or to have control over their lovers). Among the options, "Women most want control over their men" (assuming this is one of the options, likely the third option as per the context) is correct. The other options: wanting wealth, being obedient, or being flattered are not the main desire as per the story.

Answer:

C. Because the queen petitions the king to show mercy to the knight

Question 2