The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What is Morgan le Fay’s motivation for harming her brother?

A) Avarice

B) Jealousy

C) Fear

D) Revenge

2. How does Merlin define destiny?

A) Will over compassion

B) Dread over faith

C) Feeling over wisdom

D) Hesitation over courage

3. What is Arthur’s fatal flaw?

A) Trust

B) Denial

C) Ignorance

D) Greed

4. What motivates Lady Lyne to train warriors?

A) Triumph and revenge

B) Loyalty and loss

C) Wealth and fame

D) Grief and honor

5. What should Balin have done differently?

A) Not gone on a quest

B) Not separated from his brother

C) Returned the sword to the damsel

D) Not killed the Lady of the Lake

6. By what element are witches identified?

A) Air

B) Water

C) Earth

D) Fire

7. Why does Marhalt choose the mature damsel?

A) He values competence.

B) He is loyal to his friends.

C) He fears rejection.

D) He has no choice.

8. Which of the following is not part of the oath of chivalry?

A) To defend the honor of women

B) Never to fight in an unjust cause

C) To always speak the truth

D) To be merciful

9. What role do damsels primarily play in the book?

A) Get into trouble

B) Initiate quests

C) Cast spells on the innocent

D) Need to be rescued

10. What is Merlin’s role in Arthur’s conception?

A) He arranges a rendezvous between Igraine and Uther.

B) He casts a spell on the queen.

C) He has Igraine’s first husband killed.

D) He gives Igraine a love potion.

11. Which of the following characters practice light magic in addition to the dark variety?

A) Merlin and Nyneve

B) Morgan and the Lady of the Lake

C) Nyneve and Lady Lyne

D) Merlin and Morgan

12. What worries Arthur most about his kingdom during peacetime?

A) Enemy attacks

B) Loss of resources

C) Lawlessness

D) Rusty skills

13. What is Lancelot tired of experiencing?

A) Constant battles

B) Perfection

C) Guinevere’s absence

D) Rivals at court

14. Why does Nyneve seduce Merlin?

A) She wants to get closer to the king.

B) She is an agent of Morgan le Fay.

C) Merlin placed her under a love spell.

D) She wants to learn magic.

15. Why is Arthur’s right to kingship questioned?

A) He is not yet a knight.

B) He is a commoner.

C) He is Merlin’s protégé.

D) He lacks wealth.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Damsels appear frequently in the book under a variety of different circumstances. How do their actions and/or circumstances help to drive the plots of individual quests or tales?

2. What purpose does magic serve in the book? How is it viewed by the author?