Le Morte d’Arthur Quiz: The Knight with Two Swords, Version A
Quiz on “The Knight with Two Swords” and “Torre and Pellinore,” Version A, with a word list, ten questions, and three bonus questions.
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Quiz – “The Knight with Two Swords” and “Torre and Pellinore”
NameDatePer.
Using the words in the list, indicate the word defined in each item.
- barony
- bivouac
- brachet
- courser
- dolorous
- frugal
- hart
- hermit
- loath
- manor
- ordain
- palfrey
- prowess
- sovereign
- succor
- verve
1.a superior, especially a king, to whom a knight owes his allegiance
2.a large home, a mansion or castle, of a noble
3.extremely sorrowful, even disastrous
4.a male deer
5.a person who lives a solitary life away from the daily life of the world
6.What gift did the Lady of the Lake give Arthur? [I expect the answer to be as specific as Malory.]
7.Name the Knight with Two Swords.
8.What was Sir Garlot’s supernatural power?
9.Name the Red Knight.
10.Regarding his birth, what does Torre have in common with Arthur? [It is a convention of medieval stories.]
BONUS:
A.What action – or inaction – on Balin’s part doomed him to “strike the most fateful blow since that struck at our Saviour”?
B.Who was the most famous victim of the weapon Balin used to wound Pellam?
C.Who will break the enchantment of Merlin’s bed?