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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. Which of the following does Cedric NOT request for Ivanhoe to stop wearing?

2. What does Bois-Guilbert aspire to become?

3. After revealing his identity in Chapter 42, what does King Richard request of Cedric?

4. What does Robin of Locksley give the Black Knight as a gift?

5. What does Rebecca do before Bois-Guilbert leaves her in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tip does Urfried give Cedric before he escapes?

2. What does Rebecca realize as she spends time with Ivanhoe?

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

4. What proclamation does Friar Tuck make about Isaac?

5. In her trial, what does Rebecca do when she is given time to argue her defense?

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

7. What advice does Nathan offer Isaac in Chapter 35?

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

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

10. What does Ulrica say to Front-de-Boeuf as he lays dying?

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

Describe the hero archetype. What characteristics are associated with the hero archetype? Why is Ivanhoe an example of a hero? Are there other examples of the hero archetype in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the love triangles in the story. Who is involved in a love triangle? What conflicts arise as a result of these love triangles? How do these love triangles resolve?

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