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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 Front-de-Boeuf give to Cedric before he leaves?

3. Who falsifies evidence against Rebecca in Chapter 37?

4. What does Bois-Guilbert aspire to become?

5. What do De Bracy, Bois-Guilbert and Front-de-Boeuf request in their letter to their opposition?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 36, what does de Baumanoir chastise Malvoisin for, and what does Malvoisin say in his defense?

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

4. What does Urfried tell Cedric about her past?

5. In Chapter 38, what does Rebecca ask her father to do in her letter?

6. What role does the Black Knight play in the Battle at Torquilstone?

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

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

9. What proclamation does Friar Tuck make about Isaac?

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

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 2

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 3

Analyze and interpret the real historical figures of the novel. Who are the historical figures depicted in the novel? Has Scott portrayed them as they are remembered in history? Why or why not?

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