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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Cedric displeased with Ivanhoe?
(a) Ivanhoe stole some of Cedric's money.
(b) Ivanhoe joined King Richard's court against Cedric's wishes.
(c) Ivanhoe refused to marry Rowena.
(d) Ivanhoe renounced his Saxon heritage.

2. What does Isaac ask for in return for meeting Front-de-Boeuf's demands?
(a) That the Saxons be freed.
(b) That he be allowed to leave England.
(c) That King Richard's life is spared.
(d) That Front-de-Boeuf provide Rebecca with medicine.

3. Why does Prince John cancel the third day of the tournament?
(a) Prince John falls ill.
(b) Prince John fears a Saxon will win again.
(c) Prince John learns King Richard is free.
(d) Prince John finds the tournament boring.

4. What does Prince John do when King Richard is captured in Europe?
(a) Searches for someone to take over the throne.
(b) Declares war.
(c) Usurps the throne.
(d) Sends a rescue party.

5. Who is the keeper of the forest that Friar Tuck referred to?
(a) Robin of Locksley.
(b) Ivanhoe.
(c) Prince John.
(d) Front-de-Boeuf.

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

7. How does Rowena displease Cedric in Chapter 3?
(a) By being late for dinner.
(b) By wearing an old dress.
(c) By speaking to a stranger.
(d) By not hiding her face with a veil.

8. Who does Prince John ask to toast a worthy Norman?
(a) The Palmer.
(b) Lady Rowena.
(c) Cedric.
(d) De Bracy.

9. Whose visit does Gurth worry about in Chapter 1?
(a) Malvoisin's visit.
(b) Fitzurse's visit.
(c) Bois-Guilbert's visit.
(d) Front-de-Boeuf's visit.

10. What item left behind by the keeper of the forest does Friar Tuck offer the Black Knight?
(a) A bottle of ale.
(b) An apple.
(c) A piece of venison.
(d) A pastry.

11. Where is Isaac imprisoned at the castle?
(a) In the chapel.
(b) In the dungeon.
(c) In an apartment.
(d) In the tower.

12. What does the Disinherited Knight accept as a reward after the tournament?
(a) Eight zecchins.
(b) Twenty zecchins.
(c) One thousand zecchins.
(d) One hundred zecchins.

13. Who is Rowena in love with?
(a) Bois-Guilbert.
(b) Ivanhoe.
(c) Athelstane.
(d) Cedric.

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

15. What instrument does the Black Knight play?
(a) The pipe.
(b) The harp.
(c) The cornet.
(d) The lute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the defeated knights NOT offer the Disinherited Knight after the tournament?

2. How many men attack the Disinherited Knight's messenger?

3. Who directs the horsemen to the location where they want to go in Chapter 2?

4. Why is Gurth upset with Cedric?

5. Who does Front-de-Boeuf claim to have believed Rebecca was?

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