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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. When Gwydion and other Companions slip into Gwenhwyfar's chambers as she is waiting for Lancelet, what do they threaten to take them to Arthur and try them as?

2. Where does Morgaine go to visit Elaine and her children?

3. What does Arthur bear that allows Avalon to still stand behind him?

4. Who did Morgaine think she was agreeing to marry?

5. Who receives Exclaibur and gets the sword belted around his waist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Right after the church service on Pentecost, what does Lancelet do?

2. What name do the Saxons give to Gwydion, meaning Evil Counsel?

3. Who rapes Gwenhwyfar in hopes of getting another heir to the throne?

4. Why is Gwenhwyfar jealous at the next year's Pentecost?

5. What is Morgaine's plan to take back Excalibur?

6. Why was Gwenhwyfar unable to carry a child to term?

7. On Pentecost, who does Arthur name as his heir?

8. What happens as Nimue tries to seduce Kevin?

9. Who does Morgaine pursue after mistakenly agreeing to marry King Uriens?

10. Who do Arthur and Gwenhwyfar begin to trust as they stay at the deserted Camelot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was Arthur an effective king? Why or why not? Cite examples of actions he took that relate to your answer. Do you feel that someone else would have made a better king? Who? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Making promises is something that doesn't seem to work in this story. Cite three different times when a promise was made, but was then broken. What do you think this says about the characters who were involved? Should the promise have been made in the first place? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The Old Ways seem to have been around for many years before Christianity and this fact is a large factor in this story. Why do you think people followed the Old Ways? What does this practice offer to the common person? Why is Christianity something that is appealing after time goes on?

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