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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language becomes the official language of England as a result of Norman royalty?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Gaelic.

2. What color horse does the mysterious knight ride?
(a) White.
(b) Silver.
(c) Black.
(d) Chestnut.

3. What does the mysterious knight refuse to do until he is given his prize?
(a) Raise his visor.
(b) Battle again.
(c) Bow to the prince.
(d) Dismount his horse.

4. What causes tension between the Saxons and Normans at Prince John's banquet?
(a) Differing manner of dress.
(b) Prince John's boasting about the superior Normans.
(c) A language barrier.
(d) Table etiquette.

5. What location do the horsemen in Chapter 2 ask for directions to?
(a) Doncaster.
(b) A chapel.
(c) Sherwood Forest.
(d) Cedric the Saxon's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Disinherited Knight's messenger?

2. Who is the author of Ivanhoe?

3. Who is trying to secure a loan from the Jews of York?

4. What does Prince John do when King Richard is captured in Europe?

5. Whose visit does Gurth worry about in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Prince John concerned to learn that the Disinherited Knight is Ivanhoe?

2. Who attacks the Disinherited Knight at the second day of the tournament? Who assists the Disinherited Knight?

3. Who are Gurth and Wamba, and what do they discuss when introduced to the story?

4. How does Isaac of Kent repay the Palmer's kindness in Chapter 6?

5. What does the Palmer warn Isaac of Kent about? Where does the Palmer take Isaac?

6. Who attacks Gurth? Why do they return Gurth's money to him?

7. What is De Bracy's plan for marrying Lady Rowena?

8. Why do the people of England prefer King Richard over Prince John?

9. Why does Isaac the Jew feel confident in his attempts to acquire better seats at the tournament?

10. Who do the horsemen encounter at the Sunken Cross?

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