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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. Who was Urfried's father?

2. In Chapter 30, who wants to release the prisoners?

3. What did Urfried set about doing after being imprisoned by the Front-de-Boeufs?

4. Who saves Ivanhoe from the castle?

5. As expressed in Chapter 29, what does Rebecca see no value in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What proclamation does Friar Tuck make about Isaac?

2. Who is sent to Torquilstone posing as a priest, and what does he do to help Cedric escape?

3. How is the scene outside Athelstane's castle described in Chapter 41?

4. In Chapter 36, what does de Baumanoir chastise Malvoisin for, and what does Malvoisin say in his defense?

5. What request does King Richard make of Cedric in Chapter 42? What request does Cedric make of Ivanhoe?

6. What does Bois-Guilbert say which greatly upsets Rebecca in Chapter 24?

7. At Athelstane's castle, what are the twenty women in an apartment doing?

8. What advice does Nathan offer Isaac in Chapter 35?

9. What does Robin of Locksley give the Black Knight in Chapter 32?

10. In Chapter 38, what does Rebecca ask her father to do in her letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the real historical figures of the novel. Who are the historical figures depicted in the novel? Has Scott portrayed them as they are remembered in history? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the hero archetype. What characteristics are associated with the hero archetype? Why is Ivanhoe an example of a hero? Are there other examples of the hero archetype in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author, Sir Walter Scott, and his canon. What genre does he usually write in? What similarities can be made between "Ivanhoe" and Scott's other work?

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