THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING

T. H. White

Quiz

1.

What is King Arthurs nickname as a child?

(A) Cully
(B) The Wart
(C) The Nose
(D) Kay

2.

Who are Queen Morgauses children?

(A) Gawaine, Gareth, Mordred, and Guenever
(B) Agravaine, Gawaine, Gaheris, and Uther
(C) Agravaine, Gawaine, Gaheris, Gareth, and Mordred
(D) Gawaine, Gaheris, Lamorak, Mordred, and Lot

3.

Where does King Arthurs final battle against King Lot take place?
(A) Camelot
(B) The Out Isles
(C) Orkney
(D) Bedegraine

4.

At the end of Book II, what does the narrator say is the cause of Arthurs

tragedy?
(A) He tried to murder his son, Mordred
(B) He killed an unarmed man
(C) He slept with his half-sister Morgause
(D) He committed adultery

5.

Why did Sir Ector and not Arthurs birth father, Uther Pendragon, raise Arthur?
(A) Arthur was conceived out of wedlock
(B) Uther was too busy fighting the Gaels
(C) Uther didnt know that Arthur had been born
(D) Sir Ector kidnapped Arthur

6.

Who is Mordreds closest ally?

(A) Gaheris
(B) Agravaine
(C) Arthur
(D) Gawaine

7.

How does Gawaine die?

(A) He dies fighting his brother Gareth
(B) He dies of old age
(C) He dies fighting Mordreds forces in England

(D) He dies fighting Lancelot in France

8.

Why does the Wart pull the sword out of the stone?
(A) He wants to be king of England
(B) He has left his own sword at the inn
(C) Merlyn tells him to pull the sword
(D) Kay has forgotten his sword at the inn

9.

What is Lancelots son named?

(A) Gaheris
(B) Lionel
(C) Ban
(D) Galahad

10.

Why doesnt Lancelot find the Holy Grail?

(A) He is wounded in battle
(B) He is a sinner
(C) Galahad gets to it first
(D) He cannot find the Holy Grail

11.

On what text is The Once and Future King based?

(A) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
(B) Malorys Morte dArthur
(C) Descartess Discours de la Methode

(D) Montaignes Essais

12.

Why do Arthur and Gawaine lay siege to Lancelots castle in France?

(A) Because Lancelot is having an affair with Guenever
(B) Because Arthur wants to expand his kingdom
(C) Because Lancelot has kidnapped Guenever
(D) Because they think that Lancelot has killed Gareth and Gaheris

13.

Why does Lancelot sleep with Elaine?

(A) Lancelot thinks she is Guenever
(B) Elaine promises not to tell anyone
(C) Lancelot wants to have a son
(D) Lancelot is under a spell

14.

What is the name of Merlyns owl?

(A) Degalis
(B) Archie
(C) Archimedes
(D) Troy

15.

While living with Elaine, Lancelot disguises himself and goes by which of the

following names?
(A) Le Chevalier Noir
(B) Le Chevalier Mal Fet

(C) Sir Galahad

(D) The Wild Man

16.

Why does Agravaine kill his mother, Morgause?

(A) She has disowned him
(B) She whipped him as a child
(C) She is having an affair with Sir Aglovale
(D) She is having an affair with Sir Lamorak

17.

Which animal does Merlyn turn the Wart into first?

(A) A badger
(B) A perch
(C) A hawk
(D) An ant

18.

What is the name of the hawk that the Wart follows in the woods?
(A) Sir Ector
(B) Hob
(C) Cully
(D) Kay

19.

Why do Sir Palomides and Sir Grummore disguise themselves as the

Questing Beast?
(A) To cheer up King Pellinore

(B) To frighten Queen Morgause

(C) To entertain themselves
(D) To seduce the real Questing Beast

20.

What is the one thing that Merlyn forgets to warn Arthur about in time?
(A) That Mordred will betray him
(B) That Lancelot will have an affair with Guenever
(C) That Lancelot will betray him
(D) That Arthur is Morgauses half-brother

21.

Why does Lancelot battle Sir Turquine?

(A) Because Sir Turquine wants revenge for his brothers death
(B) Because Sir Turquine is defending the Holy Grail
(C) To rescue his cousin, Sir Lionel
(D) To rescue Agravaine

22.

Who is the only person to defeat Lancelot in single combat?

(A) Arthur
(B) Galahad
(C) Gawaine
(D) Tristram

23.

What are King Arthurs allies in France named?

(A) Bors and Kay

(B) Gawaine and Gaheris

(C) Ban and Bors
(D) Pierre and Franois

24.

Why is Arthurs table round?

(A) To prevent jealousy and competition among the knights
(B) To allow every knight a good view of King Arthur, who sits in the middle
(C) To use timber, a limited resource in Camelot, more efficiently
(D) To symbolize the unity of King Arthurs kingdom

25.

Who is King Arthurs real father?

(A) King Pellinore
(B) Sir Ector
(C) Uther Pendragon
(D) Merlyn

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Question 1:
Which of these statements about King Arthur is true?
He was an English king who ruled from Camelot your answer
He was a battle-leader who fought against the Saxons in dark-age Britain
He was a Welsh hero who promised to return in his peoples hour of need
He is a character from British history and/or mythology about whom nothing is known for sure
Question 2:
According to the medieval Welsh annals, Arthurs final battle was at
Camelot
The Isle of Avalon your answer
Stonehenge
Camlann
Question 3:
According to the historian Geoffrey of Monmouth, Arthur was conceived by Uther and Ygerna at
Camelot
Tintagel
Winchester your answer
Mount Badon
Question 4:
Which early medieval bard seems to have been the first to mention Arthur in a poem?
Taliesin
Merlin your answer
Aneirin
Layamon
Question 5:
Which medieval writer first brought King Arthur to a broad European audience?
Sir Thomas Malory your answer
Geoffrey of Monmouth

Gerald of Wales
William of Malmesbury
Question 6:
Which Arthurian character is described as a traitor in Dante's Inferno?
Lancelot
Guenevere
Mordred your answer
Morgan le Fay
Question 7:
Which famous twentieth-century novel features the pre-Raphaelite painting "The Beguiling of Merlin" on its cover?
The Once and Future King your answer
Possession
The Crystal Cave
The Name of the Rose
Question 8:
Which of these films features a Romanized version of King Arthur?
King Arthur
Gladiator
Excalibur
The Mists of Avalon your answer
Question 9:
Which of these works of literature did not draw directly on the Arthurian tales?
The Once and Future King
The Lord of the Rings
The Waste Land
The Faerie Queene your answer