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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Robin Hood's lieutenant?

2. Who does De Bracy think is the Black Knight?

3. Who does the Black Knight first defeat?

4. Who saves Ivanhoe from the castle?

5. Who comes to the Black Knight's aid in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

1. What proclamation does Friar Tuck make about Isaac?

2. How is the scene outside Athelstane's castle described in Chapter 41?

3. What does Bois-Guilbert claim was his plan to save Rebecca? What ruins his plan?

4. What happens when the Black Knight and Wamba are traveling through the forest in Chapter 40?

5. What does Urfried tell Cedric about her past?

6. How does Robin of Locksley distribute the spoils of the battle?

7. What does De Bracy tell Prince John in York?

8. What evidence is brought against Rebecca in her witchcraft trial?

9. What confessions do the Black Knight and Robin of Locksley make in Chapter 40?

10. At Athelstane's castle, what are the twenty women in an apartment doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the historical inaccuracies in the novel "Ivanhoe." Were these inaccuracies deliberate? If so, why might Scott have chosen to depict the story in a way that is not historically accurate?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel "Ivanhoe." What happens at the end of the novel? Is it a happy ending? Why or why not? Are there any surprising developments? How does Ivanhoe overcome the obstacles he faced?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, Ivanhoe. What are his defining character traits? What are his motives and how does he go about achieving his goals? Why is he fighting with his father? Why might Scott have chosen to have the protagonist of the novel be injured throughout much of the novel?

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