King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table HOW ARTHUR BECAME KING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Where did Arthur live? Whom did he live with? Describe the castle where Arthur lived. Where did Arthur spend a great deal of his time? Describe the saddles of some of the knights. What did the knights wear? Describe it. What did the ladies wear? Describe it. What was Arthur training to be? What did the young trainees learn? What was the custom in England during this time period? What was the quintain? What was the object of this feat? What services did the knights do for the knights? Out of all the squires around, what was Arthur most famous for? Who had once governed England? What happened because of his death? Who was Merlin? What did Merlin recommend to the Archbishop of Canterbury? When did all the great lords come to London? Where did all the lords meet. What did the sign on the anvil with the sword in it say? Why did Sir Kay send Arthur back home? Why couldnt he get what he went back for? How did he solve his problem? What was Arthurs true identity? Why had Sir Hector raised Arthur? What did Sir Hector ask Arthur to do? Why were some of the great lords angry? Which knights were chosen as Arthurs bodyguard? THE GOOD SWORD EXCALIBUR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Why has Arthur so weak? Where did Merlin take him? Who were the three women? Who was the woman gliding across the lake? What did she give to Arthur? What was written on it? ARTHUR'S COURT AND THE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Where did Arthur establish his court? Describe Arthurs palace. What did each row of sculture represent? What was pictured on the tapestries that hung in the hall? Why were all the servants happy and content? Who were the kings officers and what were their duties? What were the members of the Round Table dedicated? Why was the table where the knights met round? When the knights took their vows, what did they promise? How did the ladies of Arthurs court help in the training of knights? What did the ladies do when the knights were away? Who was Dagonet? Describe him. What did King Arthur do for the poor? What prizes could the knights win in the tournaments? What did a young squire have to do to become a knight? What did Arthur then do?
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
THE SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Who was the best of all the virtuous knights and ladies in King Arthurs court? What was meant by Holy Grail? What does tradition say about the Grail? Who could get to see a real sighting of the Holy Grail? Who were the two best knights in King Arthurs court? When they spoke to Sir Percevals dying sister, what did she tell them she had seen? Who did she give a belt made of her own hair? What does she say he will see? What did all of the Knights of the Round table see? Who saw the Holy Grail clearly? Describe what he said he saw. Which knights vowed to search for the Holy Grail for a year and a day? Who does King Arthur declare as the only knight suitable to search for the Holy Grail? After a year and a day pass, who returns from the search for the Holy Grail? Where did Sir Perceval stop during his search? While Sir Perceval prayed to be relieved of the sin of pride in the hermits chapel, who entered the chapel? What had this knight seen the whole time he had been on his search? What did Sir Perceval see in a vision in a silver beam of light? The next day, what did Sir Perceval find by the sea? What did Sir Perceval tell King Arthur that he had decided to do? What did Sir Gawain do during the quest? What had happened to Sir Bors during the quest? What did Sir Gawain think that the vision really was? King Arthur told his knights: Whatever you do, your aim must be what? THE DEATH OF ARTHUR 1. Who ruled Camelot while King Arthur was away at war? 2. What did Arthurs absence allow this substitute ruler to do? 3. When Arthur returned to Camelot to stop the rebellion, who was the only knight left from when he first ruled in Wales and Britain? 4. Where did the last great battle take place? 5. What did King Arthur dream? 6. Why did Arthur have no heart for the coming battle? 7. Describe the day the battle started. 8. Who was the only person besides Arthur and Sir Bedivere to survive the battle? 9. Of whom does Arthur say he is king? 10. What happened in the fight between Arthur and Modred? 11. Where did Sir Bedivere take King Arthur? 12. What did King Arthur tell Sir Bedivere to do with Excalibur? 13. What did Sir Bedivere do when he came to the lake? Why couldnt he throw it in? 14. How many times did Sir Bedivere take the sword to the lake? 15. What happened when he finally threw it in? 16. Where did King Arthur ask Bedivere to take him? 17. Who met them there? 18. What does Arthur ask Bedivere to do for him? What is his explanation for this request? 19. Where did Sir Bedivere spend the rest of his days? What did he do?
