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Le Mort d' Aurthur Flashcards

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1
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Who is the mother of Arthur Pendragon?

A

Igraine

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What is the name of the knight to whom Merlin takes the baby, Arthur to be nurtured?

A

Ector

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What is the name of the bastard son Arthur gets upon his half-sister, King Lot of Orkney’s wife, in Book I?

A

Mordred

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What is the name of the creature which Arthur sees by a well that has the sound of thirty hounds in its belly?

A

The Questing Beast

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What does Merlin prophecy Mordred will be the cause of?

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The destruction of Arthur

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What are the two castles owned by the Duke of Tintagil in Book I?

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Terrabil and Tintagil

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What contest does Merlin create in Book I to choose the next king of England?

A

A sword embedded in a stone

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What is the name of Arthur’s famous sword?

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Excalibur

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9
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Whom does Arthur see for the first time while helping King Leodegrance?

A

Guinevere

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Which knight pursues the Questing Beast?

A

Pellinore

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What does Arthur do in Book I to try and prevent his destruction by Mordred?

A

Drowns all the children born on May-Day

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How does Arthur get his sword, Excalibur, in Book I?

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He receives it from a hand emerging from the water

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13
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Who is the father of Arthur Pendragon?

A

Uther Pendragon

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Why does Arthur pull the sword out of the stone at the beginning of the work?

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His brother has lost his sword and needs another for the tournament

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Who is the Duke that opposes Uther Pendragon at the beginning of the work?

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The duke of Tintagil

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At the beginning of Book II what task does the young damosel put before the court of Arthur that parallels the sword in the stone of Book I?

A

She asks that someone draw a sword out of the scabbard at her side

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17
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According to Merlin, whom will Lancelot kill with the sword he inherits from Balin?

A

Gawain

18
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What does Balin do to the Lady of the Lake at the beginning of Book II?

A

Chops off her head

19
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In Book II, who is prophecied to inherit the sword of Balin?

A

Lancelot de Lake

20
Q

What does Balin use to strike King Pellam, thus causing “The Dolorous Stroke” in Book II?

A

The spear that pierced the side of Christ

21
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What is the effect of Balin’s striking “The Dolorous Stroke” in Book II?

A

Three countries and all the people about are destroyed

22
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What does Balin choose to do with the sword he pulls from the damosel’s scabbard at the beginning of Book II?

A

Keep it

23
Q

Who is the brother of Balin?

A

Balan

24
Q

What happens to the two brothers, Balin and Balan at the end of Book II?

A

They kill each other

25
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What happens to the castle when Balin strikes “The Dolorous Stroke”?

A

A great part of it collapses about them

26
Q

Who is Torre’s real father?

A

Pellinore

27
Q

Who warns Arthur against marrying Gwynevere in Book III?

A

Merlin

28
Q

During his quest what does Torre do to Sir Abellyus?

A

Beheads him

29
Q

Who is Gwynevere’s father?

A

King Lodegreaunce

30
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What three things come to Arthur when he marries Gwynevere?

A

A wife, a table, a crew of knights

31
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Early in Book III, who begs Arthur to make his son, Torre, a knight of the round table?

A

Aryes, the cowherd

32
Q

Who rebukes Pellinore for his treatment of Alyne?

A

Gwynevere

33
Q

What appears on the back of each chair of The Round Table?

A

The name of the knight who sits there

34
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What three things do the knights swear at the end of the section?

A

To fight for justice, to show mercy, to honor women

35
Q

What does Alyne do after Pellinore refuses to help her and her wounded knight?

A

She kills herself

36
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What three characters rush into the hall during Arthur and Gwynevere’s wedding feast?

A

A hart, a brachet, a lady

37
Q

Which seat at The Round Table means death for whoever sits in it?

A

The siege perilous

38
Q

What is Merlin’s reaction to Torre’s adventures?

A

He praises him greatly

39
Q

What horrible thing does Gawain do during his quest?

A

He beheads a lady

40
Q

From whom does Lodegreaunce get The Round Table?

A

Uther Pendragon

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