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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 are the princes put in the care of?

2. When Mordred decides to fight the twins for a place to sleep, what does he earn?

3. How does Queen Morguase plan to use Mordred once she meets him?

4. Who demands a meeting with Arthur?

5. Who sends Gawain to bring Mordred back to the castle to be thanked?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mordred think that he must watch what he says around Morgause's sons?

2. What do the Orkney princes question as all the brothers and Queen Morgause leave for Camelot?

3. When the Orkney princes are reunited with their mother, how do they act?

4. As the rest of the court learns that Mordred is the son of King Arthur, how do they act toward Mordred?

5. Why is Queen Morgan allowed to act in whatever manner she deems necessary?

6. How do Brude and Sula like raising Mordred and what do they suspect concerning his origins?

7. Why is Morgause sent to a convent instead of back to the islands?

8. What does Mordred feel upon his return home to Brude and Sula?

9. How does the Queen feel when she heard that Merlin has died? Who contacts her so that they can plan the demise of Arthur?

10. What does Queen Morgasue reveal to Mordred on his first visit to her castle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Morgan to her sister, Queen Morgause.

How are the sisters the same?

How do they both plot the downfall of Arthur?

Essay Topic 2

How is Queen Morgause ultimately responsible for her own death?

If so, how does she create the situation for herself to find trouble?

If not, do you think it is all of her sons' faults?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the influence of the Roman empire over the Celts.

How did Arthur come to rule over all the King's of Briton?

Lastly, what does the threat of Roman rule signify for Arthurian culture?

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