Le Morte d’Arthur Quiz: The Great Tournament and the Knight of the Cart, Version B
Quiz on “The Great Tournament,” “The Knight of the Cart,” and “The Healing of Sir Urry,” Version B, with a word list, ten questions, and three bonus questions.
GREAT BOOKSMr. Reed
Quiz – “The Great Tournament,” “The Knight of the Cart,” and “The Healing of Sir Urry”
NameDatePer.
Using the words in the list, indicate the word defined in italics in each item.
- adjudicate
- antechamber
- assent
- chagrin
- default
- entrails
- feign
- foliage
- gallows
- gauntlets
- indomitable
- intercede
- pyre
- scurrilous
- temerity
1.Launcelot hurt his hands because he took off his protective gloves worn with armor.
2.Gwynevere sits on a platform to serve as a judge of the tournament.
3.Launcelot accuses Mellyagraunce of foul-mouthed attacks on Gwynevere.
4.In May the leaves of herbs and trees are freshly green.
5.What token does Gwynevere give Launcelot?
6.According to Malory, who/what must a man love (after God) if he is to be ennobled?
7.Who informs Launcelot of the outrage committed by Mellyagraunce against the queen?
8.What evidence does Mellyagraunce use to accuse Gwynevere of adultery?
9.What extraordinary action does Launcelot take to get Mellyagraunce to continue fighting him?
10.According to the terms of the spell, who alone can cure Sir Urry’s wound? [I do NOT want a name.]
BONUS:
A.As what do Launcelot and Lavayne disguise themselves?
B.Who says, “What suffering our Lord has to bestow I shall endure gladly”?
C.When is Sir Severause’s courage at its greatest?