Le Morte d’Arthur Quiz: Sir Launcelot, Sir Gawain, and Sir Bors, Version B
Quiz on “Sir Launcelot,” “Sir Gawain,” and “Sir Bors,” Version B, with a word list, ten questions, and two bonus questions.
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Quiz – “Sir Launcelot,” “Sir Gawain,” and “Sir Bors”
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Using the words in the list, indicate the word defined in italics in each item.
- absolution
- abstinence
- ardent
- chaste
- demesne
- extreme unction
- infidel
- prink
- sanctity
- sanctuary
- shrive
- stigma
- thwart
- usurp
- vassal
1.Nacien explains that the bridle in the vision signifies self-denial of most food and drink.
2.Gawain takes Uwayne to an abbey to receive the last religious rites given to a dying person.
3.Such was the holiness of the hermit that the steel would not cut his flesh.
4.Lyonel promises to kill anyone who attempts to prevent his killing Bors.
5.King Bagdemagus is a lord subject to Arthur.
6.In the battle between the black and white knights, which side does Sir Launcelot fight for?
7.Why can Galahad’s prayers on behalf of Launcelot NOT compensate for Launcelot’s sins?
8.With which of Launcelot’s relatives does Gawain meet up? [I require a name.]
9.By what action – no words – does Bors save himself from the seductress?
10.Whom does Bors meet on a ship after receiving instructions from a mystery voice?
BONUS:
A.What role does Sir Colgrevaunce play in the conflict referred to in #4?
B.Using the word list above, identify the word that means “to give forgiveness to.”