Robin Hood Prologue - Chapter 4 Flashcards
here and there
hither and thither
burdened
downtrodden
servants
retainers
hither and thither
here and there
downtrodden
burdened
retainers
servants
county in England where Sherwood Forest is located and where many of Robin’s adventures happen
Nottinghamshire
Robin Hood
Robin Fitzooth
household manager
steward
pierced
transfixed
treasure chests
coffers
steward
household manager
transfixed
pierced
coffers
treasure chests
a man who is head of a monastery
abbot
a member of the church clergy who has authority over a group of local churches
bishop
rightful king of England who is often away fighting crusades
King Richard I
Richard’s evil brother who rules in his place when he is away at war
Prince JOhn
a religious pilgrim who carries a palm as a token of his visit to the Holy Land
a servant in the lowest feudal class who works under a lord
serf
middle-class man who freely owns and farms land
yeoman
“Let me come with you and serve your noble master too. I know I am but twelve years old - but sorrow brings us quickly to manhood…”
Who said this?
Much the Miller’s son
“Let me come with you and serve your noble master too. I know I am but twelve years old - but sorrow brings us quickly to manhood…”
To whom was the speaker speaking?
Will Scarlet
“Let me come with you and serve your noble master too. I know I am but twelve years old - but sorrow brings us quickly to manhood…”
Who is the noble master that the speker wants to serve?
Robin Hood
“Let me come with you and serve your noble master too. I know I am but twelve years old - but sorrow brings us quickly to manhood…”
What is the sorrow that is spoken of?
The boy’s father has been killed
Much the Miller was killed by whom?
Worman
Will Scarlet thinks Much’s death is strange because he was shot with an arrow from where?
Locksley Hall
“…the way to find contentment and security for the country was by justice and not by cruelty.”
Who thought this?
William Fitzooth
“…the way to find contentment and security for the country was by justice and not by cruelty.”
What is the country that is spoken of?
England
“…the way to find contentment and security for the country was by justice and not by cruelty.”
Why is there no contentment in that country?
There is ongoing anger and hatred between the Normans and the Saxons.
After invading England in 1066, the Normans treated these people as slaves.
Saxons
perfect example
paragon
betrayers of one’s own countrey
traitors
disloyalty
treason
paragon
perfect example
traitors
betrayers of one’s own countrey
treason
disloyalty
a monastery ruled by an abbot; where monks live
abbey
home of Lord Fitzwalter and Miriam
Arlingford Castle
someone who lives in the forest
forester
a type of monk who vows to own no possessions and live by begging
friar
a villain and mortal enemy of Robin Hood’s
Guy of Gisborne
Earl Robert Fitzooth’s manor
Locksley Hall
“As for my sword, I deliver it up to John and his officers - thus!”
Who said this?
Robin Hood
“As for my sword, I deliver it up to John and his officers - thus!”
To whom was the speaker speaking?
Guy of Gisborne
“As for my sword, I deliver it up to John and his officers - thus!”
How was the sword delivered up?
Robin used his sword to know out Sir Guy and escape.
Who stops Robert and Marian’s wedding?
Guy of Gisborne
deer meat
venison
accurate
apt
commands
dictates
a wooden structure on which a criminal is executed by hanging
gallows
where Robin and his followers live after being forced from Locksley Hall
Sherwood Forest
“… while I go freely, I shall return willingly.”
Who said this?
Marian Fitzwalter
“… while I go freely, I shall return willingly.”
To whom was the speaker speaking?
her father, Lord Fitzwalter
“… while I go freely, I shall return willingly.”
Where is the speaker wanting to go?
She wants to be with robin in the Greenwood.
“… while I go freely, I shall return willingly.”
What will happen if the speaker is allowed to go freely?
She will sneak out of Arlingford Castle and never return.
Brother Michael is banished from the Abbey of Fountains because he is on the side of whom?
Robin Hood
After Robin is declared an outlaw, where does he make his new home?
Sherwood Forest
What does Robin Hood use to call his men to him?
a horn
changes
alters
favor
boon
trickery
guile
alters
changes
boon
favor
guile
trickery
“Men of Sherwood! Freemen of England! Save this innocent man from death!”
Who said this?
Robin Hood
“Men of Sherwood! Freemen of England! Save this innocent man from death!”
To whom was the speaker speaking?
the disguised merry men in the crowd
“Men of Sherwood! Freemen of England! Save this innocent man from death!”
Where is the speaker?
He is standing on the gallows at Will Scarlet’s hanging
“Men of Sherwood! Freemen of England! Save this innocent man from death!”
What happened after this was said?
Robin shot the Sheriff in the hat and escaped with Will Scarlet and the merry men.
What disguise does Robin Hood wear to rescue Will Scarlet from the gallows?
palmer
