Name:
Period 1
February
, 2013
“Sir Lancelot” and “The Lady of Shalott”
Directions: Answer the questions on the line below. Make sure to answer all parts of the question. You may use your
genre analysis chart during the quiz; therefore, spelling of names does count.
“Sir Lancelot”
1. Queen Guinevere loves _____________, but she is married to __________________.
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2. Why does the traveler come to Camelot seeking the bravest knight?
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3. What is the princess’ name?
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4. What is wrong with her father?
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5. What is the name of their kingdom?
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6. What was the curse upon the princess? Be as specific as you can.
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7. What attacked Lancelot and Elaine in the grave yard of the church?
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Here shall come a leopard and he shall slay this dragon and in this foreign country he shall beget a lion.
8. Who was represented by the lion?
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9. Who was represented by the dragon?
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10. Who was represented the leopard?
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11. Why was it so important that Lancelot father Elaine’s child?
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12. How did Elaine seduce Lancelot? What did she use?
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13. How did Lancelot react when he realized he was deceived? What did he do?
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14. What happened to Elaine after Lancelot left her the second time?
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15. What was Elaine’s “funeral”?
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“The Lady of Shalott”
16. What was Shalott?
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17. What was the curse? She must…
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18. What caused the lady to look out of the window?
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19. What were the lady’s final actions?
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20. What was the lady’s final destination?
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Bell Ringers
21. What does Sir Lancelot’s song “Tirra Lirra” allude to?
a. Arthurian ballad
b. Gawain’s guilt
c. Shakespearean song
d. Chaucer’s prologue
22. What recent song alludes to “The Lady of Shalott”?
a. “Ho Hey” by Lumineers
b. “If I Die Young” by the Band Perry
c. “Home” by Phillip Phillips
d. “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood
23. How many beats or syllables are in a poetic foot?
a. two
b. four
c. six
d. eight
Making Connections
24. What held both women in a tower?
a. love
b. crime
c. love
d. curse
25. What do both women use as a funeral?
a. floating down a river
b. burning on a pyre
c. praying at a church
d. singing a song