Le Morte d'Arthur | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Book 1

1. Why does Igraine agree to sleep with Uther?

She agrees because he is disguised as her husband.

2. What is the name of the sword in the stone?

Excalibur

3. How many kings entered banded together to fight Arthur's rise to the throne?

There are six kings.

4. Where did the kings flee from after realizing Arthur would be a strong king?

His coronation.

5. When do the kings attack Arthur's forces?

They attack at night.

6. How many years of peace does Merlin predict after the prediction that the many kings cannot be overthrown so easily?

Three years.

7. Who is Margawse to Arthur?

His sister.

8. How does Arthur find the truth about who Margawse is?

He sends for her mother.

9. From where are the twelve ambassadors that come to ask Arthur for money and allegiance?

Rome.

10. Does he give the...
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