Le Morte d’Arthur Quiz: Sir Launcelot du Lake, Version A
Quiz on “The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake,” Version A, with a word list, ten questions, and one bonus question.
GREAT BOOKSMr. Reed
Quiz – “The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake”
NameDatePer.
Using the words in the list, indicate the word defined in italics in each item.
- assignation
- churl
- discern
- fidelity
- glade
- haggard
- lecherous
- miscreant
- retinue
- staunch
- vehement
- vindicate
1.Launcelot swore oaths of faithfulness and loyalty to Gwynevere.
2.The knight made a rendezvous or tryst between lovers with his paramour.
3.They rested in the clearing in the forest.
4.The lady appeared exhausted from suffering, wringing her hands.
5.Launcelot believes a true knight is neither adulterous nor excessively indulgent in sex.
6.Who captures Launcelot while he slept under an apple tree? [I want a name.]
7.A young woman helped Launcelot escape. What is her condition for helping him?
8.What reason does Launcelot give for not taking a paramour?
9.Identify either one of the two talismans (charms) that the sister of Melyot de Logres sent Launcelot to the Chapel Perelous to retrieve in order to heal her brother.
10.What bird was part of a scheme to take Launcelot unarmed? [It was Phelot’s scheme.]
BONUS:
A.Identify two blood relatives of Sir Launcelot named in THIS assignment.