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Worksheets Name
Le Morte d'Arthur
Class
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 26mins
Date
Instructor name: Anas Eltaib
1. Why does King Arthur not accept Launcelot's offer of peace?
a) Sir Gawain advises against it. b) It arrives too late.
c) He does not forgive Launcelot. d) It is motivated by chivalry.
2. Modred persuades the nobles in charge to elect him king by...
a) announcing the defeat of Arthur's troops. b) challenging both Gawain and Launcelot.
c) staging a coronation at Canterbury. d) announcing Arthur's death.
3. Which statement best summarizes Arthur's vision of Gawain just before the final battle with Modred?
a) Gawain and several ladies show Arthur a vision of his death in a b) Gawain explains that Launcelot will not come to Arthur's aid in a
lake, where creatures tear at him. month's time.
c) Gawain and the noble ladies champion Launcelot and warn the king d) Gawain and the ladies he defended beg Arthur not to fight Modred
against Sir Modred. but to make a truce instead.
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4. How does the combat between Gawain and Launcelot ultimately result in Gawain's death?
a) A wound Gawain suffers when fighting Launcelot reopens during b) Launcelot shows no mercy and kills Gawain after he falls.
the battle with Modred.
c) Gawain loses his strength because of the contest and is easily d) Gawain is injured so badly during the contest that he never
killed later. recovers.
5. Gawain's final request of Launcelot reflects his...
a) inability to uphold his code of honor. b) continued anger with Launcelot.
c) unwavering allegiance to Arthur. d) waning belief in warfare.
6. Arthur expresses his final wishes to Bedivere. What type of conflict is involved in carrying out Arthur's final wish for Excalibur?
a) an external conflict between Bedivere and Arthur about possession b) Arthur's external conflict with both Modred and Bedivere for Arthur's
of the sword life
c) Bedivere's internal conflict about the sword and an external conflict d) Arthur's internal conflict about losing his life and Bedivere's external
between him and Arthur conflict with Modred
7. What is one reason Launcelot sends a messenger with a plea for peace to Arthur?
a) Launcelot knows that he can only get close to Guinevere if he and b) Launcelot believes that peace is always preferable to war.
Arthur are at peace.
c) Launcelot plots to overthrow Arthur under the guise of peace. d) Launcelot is afraid of Arthur and his army.
8. Who is the author of Le Morte D'Arthur?
a) Bede b) Sir Thomas a Beckett
c) The Pearl Poet d) Sir Thomas Malory
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9. What does Le Morte D'Arthur mean?
a) Arurus Rex is King b) little death of Arthur
c) the death of Arthur d) the life or Arthur
10. Launcelot says that he will attack King Arthur...
a) under no circumstances, even his own death. b) only if Sir Gawain himself offers a challenge.
c) only if his own knights and army are endangered. d) after Arthur establishes dominion over France.
11. The Arthurian love triangle includes Arthur, Guinevere, and _____________?
a) Percival b) Mordred
c) Lancelot d) Gawain
12. Who dies while trying to carry King Arthur to safety in Le Morte d'Arthur?
a) Sir Lucan b) Sir Bedivere
c) Sir Malory d) Sir Gawain
13. In Le Morte d'Arthur, who vows to remain at the chapel and pray for the rest of his life?
a) Sir Bedivere b) Sir Gawain
c) Sir Lucan d) Sir Malory
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14. How does Modred wound Arthur in Le Morte d'Arthur?
a) A sword to the head b) A kick to the face
c) A dagger to the neck d) A spear to the stomach
15. At the beginning of the Le Morte d'Arthur excerpt, Arthur left England for France in order to battle with ______
a) Mordred b) Lucan
c) Guenevere d) Lancelot
16. What happens to the sword Bedivere throws into the lake in Le Morte d'Arthur?
a) Nothing- Bedivere refused to throw it in b) The hermit recovers it and buries it near the grave
c) A hand reaches up and grabs it d) It melts upon hitting the water
17. Who is King Arthur's son?
a) Modred b) Lancelot
c) Gawain d) Galahad
18. What is the name of King Arthur's sword?
a) Gorgamel b) Excalibur
c) Beowulf d) Cobblepot
19. Who does Guinevere have an affair with?
a) Galahad b) Merlin
c) Lancelot d) Gawain
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20. What does Arthur ask Bedivere to do with his sword?
a) throw it in the lake b) return it to the stone
c) give it to Merlin d) give it to Lancelot
21. Who was Lancelot?
a) The wizard who put the sword in the stone b) the person who killed the king
c) King Arthur's Son d) One of the best Knights at the round table
22. True or false: Arthur has been raised from a baby to assume the crown and throne upon his father's death.
a) True b) False
23. Who are Arthur's parents?
a) the Lady Igraine and King Uther b) the lady Igraine and an unknown father
c) Sir Ector and his wife d) Morgan le Fay and Merlin
24. True or false: Arthur is aware of what removing the sword from the stone actually means.
a) True b) False
25. Who raises Arthur?
a) King Uryens and his wife b) Sir Ector and his wife
c) Sir Gawain and his wife d) Morgan le Fay and her husband
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