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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 the man that Launcelot kills at the bridge?

2. What does La Cote Male Taile mean?

3. How many Romans did the Knights of the Round Table slay in total?

4. Why doesn't Launcelot want to fight Gareth?

5. Who helps Arthur during this battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mark kill his own brother.

2. How do Launcelot and Guenever try to cover rumors of their love affair?

3. Why does La Cote Male Taile wear the coat?

4. Who tells Galahad to get on a ship, and what does he find there?

5. What does the sword on the ship have ingrained on it? Does Galahad go for the sword?

6. When does Launcelot rename La Cote Male Taile, and what name does he give him?

7. What appears at the river? To whom does the object belong?

8. How does the Lady of the Lake help Arthur in his battle?

9. Gawaine gets into some trouble in the forest and ends up killing a knight. What is his punishment and why is he not punished more severely?

10. Why does Meliagraunce call treason on the Queen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how righteousness can affect a person's ability to act in society. Some of the characters pretended to be different people to appear righteous. Is this really righteousness?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the morals in the book translate into modern life. Choose at least two examples.

Essay Topic 3

Whenever a knight wins a battle, he is entitled to the treasure of the defeated knight. Do you think that the knights are fighting for honor, or for treasure? Compare two knights with opposite stances. You can even compare to Arthur if you would like.

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