KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE
The Two Swords –p.1-21
1. Who did King Uther marry?
2. Which of Uther’s wife’s daughters was still at home when she married Uther?
3. What happened to Uther’s son?
4. Who pulled the sword out of the anvil?
5. What is the name of the knight who went to joust with King Pellinore?
6. What is the name of Arthur’s sword?
7. Who handed the sword to Arthur?
Balyn and Balan- p. 22-44
1. What message did King Ryon send to Arthur?
2. How did Arthur respond?
3. Why did the damsel have a sword fastened to her side?
4. How could she get rid of it?
5. Who pulled out the sword? Did he give it to the damsel?
6. What did the damsel say would happen because he did not return the sword?
7. What does the Lady of the Lake ask for in return for the sword?
8. How did Arthur and Balyn respond?
9. Who asked permission to seek vengeance for the Balyn’s
ill deed ?
10. What does Merlin tell Arthur?
11. What happens when Launceor meets up with Balyn?
12. Who do Balyn and Balan meet in the forest? What does he tell them?
13. What happens to King Ryon?
14. What does Merlin tell Arthur about the future?
15. What happens to the twelve kings?
16. What does Merlin tell Arthur about Balyn and Balan?
17. To what quest does Arthur send Balyn ?
18. Who kills the knight? What does the knight tell Balyn to do?
19. What happens when Balyn finds the damsel?
20. What is the custom at Castle Meliot?
21. How does the knight of Meliot say that Balyn can find Garlon?
22. What does Balyn do to Garlon?
23. How does King Pelles respond?
24. What does Balyn see on the table of silver and hanging above it? How do they make him feel?
25. What is the Dolorous Stroke?
26. What does Merlin tell Balyn?
27. What happens when Balyn meets The Lady of The Castle?
28. Who is the Black Knight?
29. Why doesn’t he recognize Balyn?
30. What does Merlin do with Balyn’s sword? What does he say will happen to it?
The First Quest of the Round Table –p. 45-62
1. In what town did Arthur make his home?
2. Who does Arthur say he loves?
3. While the knights sat at the round table, what animal came running through the room?
4. Who did Sir Gawain kill that brought shame to his knighthood?
5. What does Sir Gawain say that he will always be from now on?
6. What Order does Merlin lay upon all of the Knights of the Round Table?
7. Who left with Merlin at the end of this story?
The Magic of Nimue and Margana Le Fay- p. 63-78
1. What did Merlin warn Arthur about Excalibur?
2. What does Nimue do to Merlin?
3. What happens to Arthur on the boat?
4. How does Arthur secure his freedom?
5. What does Morgana do to Arthur and Accolon?
6. What gift does Morgana send to Arthur? What does it do to the damsel?
Book Two
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight p. 81-101
1. Who went after the Green Knight?
2. While the lord of the castle was out hunting, what did the lady of the castle give Sir Gawain that he also gave to the lord?
3. What gift did the lady give Sir Gawain that he did not give to the lord?
4. How many times did the Green Knight hit at Sir Gawain’s neck?
5. Who is the Green Knight?
The First Quest of Sir Launcelot p. 102-125
1. Who were the three men who Arthur made knights?
2. Who healed the wounded knight?
3. Who did Morgan le Fay find sleeping and cast an enchantment upon?
4. Morgan le Fay told Launcelot he would have to do what in order for his life to be spared?
5. Who are the three knights Launcelot fights with after leaving Morgan’s castle?
6. What is the name of the knight whose wife was grieving over him when Launcelot found him dead?
7. What animal did Launcelot rescue from the tree?
8. Who did Launcelot pretend to be?
Sir Tristam and the Fair Iseult –p. 145- 164
1. Who is Tristam?
2. What is the minstrel’s song?
3. Who kidnapped Tristam and what happened to Tristam?
4. What happened to the Lyonese?
5. What does Sir Marhault demand of King Mark?
6. Describe the battle between Sir Marhault and Tristam.
7. What did Isaud save?
8. Why did Tristam go to Ireland?
9. What does Tristam do in Ireland?
10. What does Tristam suggest to King Mark?
11. What does Iseult the Fair want to do when she discovered the truth about Tramtris ?
12. What does Queen Isaud tell Iseolt?
13. Who is the love potion intended for? Who drinks it?
14. What does King Mark want to do when he dixcovers Tristam and Iseolt together? What happened instead?
15. What does King Arthur do when he hears the story of Tristam and Iseolt?
16. Who is Iseolt of the White Hands and how and why does she betray Tristam?
17. What grows over Tristam’s grave? Who planted it?
Sir Gareth, or the Knight of the Kitchen-p. 126-144
1, What did Sir Kay name the stranger? Why?
2. The stranger asked for what three things ?
3. What is Lady Linnet’s adventure?
4. What happened to Sir Kay?
5. How does Lady Linnet treat Baumain?
6. How did Baumain handle the Black Knight?
7. Who is Baumain?
8. Why does Sir Gareth spare the Green Knight?
9. How does Lady Liones react when Gareth rescues her?
10. What does Linnet do for Gareth?
11. What happens at the end of the tournament?
12. Who marries Liones?
Geraint and Enid- p.125-184
1. What adventure did Geraint bring to King Arthur?
2. What does Arthur declare?
3. What does the dwarf do to the damsel and Geraint?
4. With whom does Geraint stay?
5. What is the Sparrow Hawk and how does one get it?
6. Who is Duke Yder?
7. What does Geraint demand of Yder?
8. Why is Enid angry with Geraint?
9. How many times does Enid talk to Geraint after he told her not to speak to him?
10. How does Sir Oringle treat Enid?
11. What does Gerint say to Enid when he gives her the head?
12. What happens to Geraint?
Sir Percivale of Wales pages 198-214
1. Where did Percivale live?
2. How long did Percivale live there before he met another person?
3. What did the Red Knight take from King Arthur?
4. Who was sent after the cup?
5. What weapon did Percivale use to kill the Red Knight?
6. Who taught Percivale how to be a knight?
7. What is the name of the woman who wears Percivale’s ring?
Story of Launcelot and Elaine pages 215-228
1. Where did Launcelot find the lady who had been locked up?
2. What was the first woman carrying when she came through the door at King Pelles’ castle?
3. What did the 2nd woman have?
4. What did the 3rd woman have?
5. Who did King Pelles say had once eaten from the platter and cup?
6. What did King Pelles say had been done with the spear?
7. What had the spear been used for?
8. What is the Holy Grail?
9. Whose daughter was Elaine?
10. Who did Launcelot believe Elaine was?
11. What was Elaine and Launcelot baby’s name?
12. In the end, what happened to Elaine?
How the Holy Grail Came to Camelot pages 231-240
1. Who was Sir Launcelot’s son?
2. What seat was empty when all of the knights sat at the Round Table?
3. Who was the first knight who King Arthur thought should try to take the sword?
4. Who came with Sir Galahad to the castle?
5. What was the Holy Grail covered with?
6. Who was the first knight to vow to go after the Holy Grail?
The First Adventures of Sir Galahad pages 241-246
1. Who was the first person to try to use the shield?
2. Who did King Bagdemagus fight with?
3. Who told the squire that Sir Galahad was the one who should have the shield?
4. Where was the shield fashioned?
5. Who did Sir Galahad make a knight?
The Adventures of Sir Percivale pages 247-255
1. What did Galahad’s shield look like?
2. Whose blood marks the shield?
3. Where did the Recluse say the Holy Grail would be found?
4. Who saved Percivale from being slain?
5. Where did the horse attempt to take Percivale>
6. What animal did Percivale kill?
7. What animal protected Percivale?
8. Who was Percivale thinking of as the Disinherited Damsel was trying to kiss him?
9. Where was the ship sailing?
The Adventures of Sir Launcelot pages 264-273
1. Who came out of the chapel?
2. What came out next and rested near the candle?
3. Who touched the Holy Grail?
4. What was keeping Launcelot from being able to touch the Holy Grail?
5. What is the sin Launcelot confessed?
6. What is the name of the woman on the ship?
7. What did the knight say the woman must do before leaving the castle?
8. What was inside the little chapel?
The End of the Quest pages 282-288
1. What is the name of the King who Percivale and the others found in the castle?
2. What was this the castle of?
3. What is the name of the castle?
4. What came through the doors leading a procession for the last time?
5. What three items did ghostly maidens carry?
6. Who carried the Holy Grail?
7. With what was the Holy Grail covered?
8. After Galahad took the Holy Grail in his hands, what did he drink?
9. Who was the Grail Maiden?
10. Sir Galahad became priest of what?
Launcelot and Guinevere pages 291-303
1. Sir Launcelot had failed to obtain the Holy Grail because of his sinful love for whom?
2. Why did Sir Urry come to Camelot?
3. Which knight was noble enough to heal Sir Urry?
4. King Arthur remembers Lady Nimue prophesizing that Launcelot would heal a man for the second time near the end as the passing of what would come?
5. Who ambushed Queen Guinevere while she was out riding?
6. Who rescued Queen Guinevere?
7. Melliagraunce had convinced Launcelot that he had good intentions of fighting him in battle and even convinced Launcelot to stay at his castle. What did Melliagraunce do to Launcelot?
8. Who let Launcelot out?
9. Who wanted to thank Launcelot privately?
10. Who was the evilest knight of all?
11. Who overhead Guinevere’s profession of love to Launcelot?
The Plots of Sir Mordred pages304-315
1. Who was asked to tell the king about Launcelot and Guinevere but refused?
2. Who told the king about Launcelot and Guinevere?
3. Who was the first knight Launcelot killed?
4. Who ran away wounded after Launcelot had killed the other knights?
5. What was the punishment for Guinevere?
6. Who rescued Guinevere?
7. Who was standing by the stake and was killed by Launcelot?
8. Who convinced King Arthur to have war?
9. Who smote King Arthur and could have killed him?
10. Who was left to rule Britain when King Arthur went after Launcelot?
11. Where was Launcelot?
12. What lie did Mordred tell the people of Britain?
13. Why did Mordred lie to the people?
The Last Battle pages 316-324
1. After which battle did Mordred flee away defeated?
2. Who appeared to King Arthur and tried to warn him about a battle with Mordred?
3. How many men did King Arthur and Mordred take with them into battle?
4. Who killed Mordred?
5. How many times did Sir Bedivere betray King Arthur?
6. When the sword was thrown into the water who/what caught it?
7. Who were the four women who waited for King Arthur at the shore of the mysterious sea?
8. In what did King Arthur float away ?