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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. What does Cedric insist when Isaac of York comes in?

2. Who is the Disinherited Knight's messenger?

3. Who is victorious at the second day of the tournament?

4. Who is Rowena in love with?

5. What happens after Ivanhoe reveals his identity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does De Bracy tell Rowena to convince her to marry him?

2. Who does Cedric want to marry Rowena and why?

3. When Bois-Guilbert boasts of the Knights Templar's superiority, what does the Palmer talk about?

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

5. Describe the mysterious knight who enters into the tournament?

6. What is the Disinherited Knight offered for his win in the tournament? What does he accept?

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

8. Where are Cedric and Athelstane imprisoned in Torquilstone? What do they think about while being held captive in Chapter 21?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel "Ivanhoe." What genre is this novel? What are the elements of this genre? Why is "Ivanhoe" an example of this genre?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of disguise. Who wears a disguise in the novel and why? Who chooses not to disguise himself and how does it affect his life? How does Scott depict the revealing of these characters?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the historical inaccuracies in the novel "Ivanhoe." Were these inaccuracies deliberate? If so, why might Scott have chosen to depict the story in a way that is not historically accurate?

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