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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. Why doesn't anyone know Arthur is still alive?

2. Why is Mordred excited about this proposition?

3. How does this person attempt to paint Mordred?

4. What has prevented ships from getting to England?

5. How is Arthur able to learn about Mordred and the Queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Arthur choose Mordred to accompany him on the trip to meet the Saxons?

2. Who has redeemed himself in Arthur's eye?

3. Who discovers Mordred and why does he insist that Mordred must come back to Camelot?

4. Although the Orkney princes return to the castle, are they trusted by the king?

5. Why do the twins track down and kill Lamorak?

6. Why does war break out with Rome?

7. Before Arthur leaves, what do he and Mordred discuss?

8. What is revealed about Agravain's personality while Mordred gets to know his half brother better?

9. What is Mordred called by Arthur's army and why?

10. When Gaheris catches his mother in her lover's arms, how does he react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Guinevere's feelings for the following men:

Mordred

Arthur

Bedwyr

Compare her feelings for each man.

Why does Guinevere choose to return to her convent, rather than choose between the three men?

Is it because she loves them all equally?

Essay Topic 2

What provokes the Orkney princes to attract Guinevere and Bedwyr?

What did they hope to gain from the deaths of Bedwyr and Guinevere?

Had they survived, would Arthur have finally punished (or killed) the princes?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Medieval men.

Why were they allowed to act on every raw emotion and feeling?

How does Arthur let his emotions, especially his quest for peace, eventually ruin Camelot?

On the other hand, how does the Orkney princes' raw emotions and violent tendencies ruin Camelot?

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