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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 the Lady of the Lake desire from Arthur?

2. How does Linet cure the knight who was beheaded?

3. With whom does La Cote Male Taile fall in love?

4. Who plots to kill Pellinore?

5. How many years of peace does Merlin predict after the prediction that the many kings cannot be overthrown so easily?

Short Essay Questions

1. Sir Bors also meets with the hermit that interpreted Gawaine's dream. What does the hermit tell Sir Bors?

2. Who does Launcelot encounter in the Chapel? What does this person want from him?

3. Why doesn't Gawaine take any prizes for winning battles, as all the other Knights do?

4. What is Tristram's response?

5. What is Merlin's prophecy about Lancelot and Tristam?

6. How do Launcelot and Guenever try to cover rumors of their love affair?

7. What is Merlin and Arthur's vision for the Round Table?

8. Why is King Evelake so old? How old is he?

9. What happens to Launcelot when he goes to find the person who has killed Sir Gilbert the Bastard? Who does he meet? What does the person ask him to do?

10. What happens to Arthur, Accalon, and Uriens when they enter the ship they found?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pretending to be someone a person is not is an recurrent theme in this book. Do hidden identities really make it easier for a person to exist in Camelot? If a person's goal in Camelot is to be accepted by society and get into heaven, then how does being someone else help that goal? Think about Gareth, Launcelot, and Tristram in your response.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the morals in the book translate into modern life. Choose at least two examples.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how righteousness can affect a person's ability to act in society. Some of the characters pretended to be different people to appear righteous. Is this really righteousness?

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