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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 symbol appears on a banner above the gate at Athelstane's castle?

2. What do the men eat in the forest in Chapter 41?

3. What does Bois-Guilbert claim he planned to do to save Rebecca?

4. Who is Ambrose?

5. What does Robin of Locksley fake in Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rebecca realize as she spends time with Ivanhoe?

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

3. What does Bois-Guilbert claim was his plan to save Rebecca? What ruins his plan?

4. How does Robin of Locksley distribute the spoils of the battle?

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

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

7. What does Urfried tell Cedric about her past?

8. In her trial, what does Rebecca do when she is given time to argue her defense?

9. What are Bois-Guilbert's aspirations, and what does he offer Rebecca in exchange for marrying him?

10. Who is Urfried? What does she explain to Rebecca?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Scott's use of symbolism in "Ivanhoe." What are some examples of symbols and what is the meaning behind them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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