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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 item left behind by the keeper of the forest does Friar Tuck offer the Black Knight?

2. Who is Rowena in love with?

3. Who does Prince John ask to toast a worthy Norman?

4. What activity are Prior Aymer of Jorvaulx and Brian de Bois-Guilbert traveling to?

5. What is the name of Cedric's ward?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Prince John take seats from at the tournament?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What task is granted to the winner of the day's tournament?

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

10. What sparks Front-de-Boeuf's momentary sympathy for Isaac in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of anti-semitism in "Ivanhoe." What are some examples of antisemitism in the novel? Is this an accurate portrayal of how Jewish people were regarded at this time?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the characters Prince John and King Richard.

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