Le Morte d’Arthur Quiz: Sir Launcelot du Lake, Version B
Quiz on “The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake,” Version B, 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
- copse
- fidelity
- glade
- grimace
- lecherous
- miscreant
- parole
- staunch
- vehement
- venison
1.Launcelot sends those he defeats to Gwynevere under release of a prisoner who had to recognize the superiority of his conqueror.
2.He hid in a thicket of small trees or shrubs.
3.They feasted on the meat of a game animal (deer) supplied by the forester.
4.Each knight’s face was distorted into a sharp contortion of the face that expressed pain.
5.Sir Tarquine is an evil-doer, a villain.
6.What did Morgan le Fey – and the other three queens – want from Launcelot?
7.What reason does Launcelot give for not marrying?
8.With which of the knights of the Round Table does Launcelot exchange armor?
9.Identify either one of the two people for whom the sorceress, Lady Hallews, had built the Chapel Perelous.
10.On what holy day do all the principal survivors of Launcelot’s adventures gather at Camelot?
BONUS:
A.Identify two blood relatives of Sir Launcelot named in THIS assignment.