1. What
is King Arthur’s nickname as a child?
- Cully
- The Wart
- The Nose
- Kay
2. Who
are Queen Morgause’s children?
- Gawaine, Gareth, Mordred, and Guenever
- Agravaine, Gawaine, Gaheris, and Uther
- Agravaine, Gawaine, Gaheris, Gareth, and Mordred
- Gawaine, Gaheris, Lamorak, Mordred, and Lot
3. Where
does King Arthur’s final battle against King Lot take place?
- Camelot
- The Out Isles
- Orkney
- Bedegraine
4. At the
end of Book II, what does the narrator say is the cause of Arthur’s tragedy?
- He tried to murder his son, Mordred
- He killed an unarmed man
- He slept with his half-sister Morgause
- He committed adultery
5. Why
did Sir Ector and not Arthur’s birth father, Uther Pendragon, raise Arthur?
- Arthur was conceived out of wedlock
- Uther was too busy fighting the Gaels
- Uther didn’t know that Arthur had been born
- Sir Ector kidnapped Arthur
6. Who is
Mordred’s closest ally?
- Gaheris
- Agravaine
- Arthur
- Gawaine
7. How
does Gawaine die?
- He dies fighting his brother Gareth
- He dies of old age
- He dies fighting Mordred’s forces in England
- He dies fighting Lancelot in France
8. Why
does the Wart pull the sword out of the stone?
- He wants to be king of England
- He has left his own sword at the inn
- Merlyn tells him to pull the sword
- Kay has forgotten his sword at the inn
9. What
is Lancelot’s son named?
- Gaheris
- Lionel
- Ban
- Galahad
10. Why
doesn’t Lancelot find the Holy Grail?
- He is wounded in battle
- He is a sinner
- Galahad gets to it first
- He cannot find the Holy Grail
11. On
what text is The Once and Future King based?
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Malory’s Morte d’Arthur
- Descartes’s Discours de la Methode
- Montaigne’s Essais
12. Why
do Arthur and Gawaine lay siege to Lancelot’s castle in France?
- Because Lancelot is having an affair with Guenever
- Because Arthur wants to expand his kingdom
- Because Lancelot has kidnapped Guenever
- Because they think that Lancelot has killed Gareth and Gaheris
13. Why
does Lancelot sleep with Elaine?
- Lancelot thinks she is Guenever
- Elaine promises not to tell anyone
- Lancelot wants to have a son
- Lancelot is under a spell
14. What
is the name of Merlyn’s owl?
- Degalis
- Archie
- Archimedes
- Troy
15. While
living with Elaine, Lancelot disguises himself and goes by which of the
following names?
- Le Chevalier Noir
- Le Chevalier Mal Fet
- Sir Galahad
- The Wild Man
16. Why
does Agravaine kill his mother, Morgause?
- She has disowned him
- She whipped him as a child
- She is having an affair with Sir Aglovale
- She is having an affair with Sir Lamorak
17. Which
animal does Merlyn turn the Wart into first?
- A badger
- A perch
- A hawk
- An ant
18. What
is the name of the hawk that the Wart follows in the woods?
- Sir Ector
- Hob
- Cully
- Kay
19. Why
do Sir Palomides and Sir Grummore disguise themselves as the Questing Beast?
- To cheer up King Pellinore
- To frighten Queen Morgause
- To entertain themselves
- To seduce the real Questing Beast
20. What
is the one thing that Merlyn forgets to warn Arthur about in time?
- That Mordred will betray him
- That Lancelot will have an affair with Guenever
- That Lancelot will betray him
- That Arthur is Morgause’s half-brother
21. Why
does Lancelot battle Sir Turquine?
- Because Sir Turquine wants revenge for his brother’s death
- Because Sir Turquine is defending the Holy Grail
- To rescue his cousin, Sir Lionel
- To rescue Agravaine
22. Who
is the only person to defeat Lancelot in single combat?
- Arthur
- Galahad
- Gawaine
- Tristram
23. What
are King Arthur’s allies in France named?
- Bors and Kay
- Gawaine and Gaheris
- Ban and Bors
- Pierre and François
24. Why
is Arthur’s table round?
- To prevent jealousy and competition among the knights
- To allow every knight a good view of King Arthur, who sits in the middle
- To use timber, a limited resource in Camelot, more efficiently
- To symbolize the unity of King Arthur’s kingdom
25. Who
is King Arthur’s real father?
- King Pellinore
- Sir Ector
- Uther Pendragon
- Merlyn
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