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1. What is King Arthur’s nickname as a child? The Wart

2. Who are Queen Morgause’s children? Agravaine, Gawaine, Gaheris, Gareth, and Mordred

3. Where does King Arthur’s final battle against King Lot take place? Bedegraine

4. At the end of Book II, what does the narrator say is the cause of Arthur’s tragedy? He slept with his half-sister Morgause

5. Why did Sir Ector and not Arthur’s birth father, Uther Pendragon, raise Arthur? Arthur was conceived out of wedlock

6. Who is Mordred’s closest ally? Agravaine

7. How does Gawaine die? He dies fighting Mordred’s forces in England

8. Why does the Wart pull the sword out of the stone? Kay has forgotten his sword at the inn

9. What is Lancelot’s son named? Galahad

10. Why doesn’t Lancelot find the Holy Grail? He is a sinner

11. On what text is //The Once and Future King// based? Malory’s //Morte d’Arthur//

12. Why do Arthur and Gawaine lay siege to Lancelot’s castle in France? Because they think that Lancelot has killed Gareth and Gaheris

13. Why does Lancelot sleep with Elaine? Lancelot thinks she is Guenever

14. What is the name of Merlyn’s owl? Archimedes

15. While living with Elaine, Lancelot disguises himself and goes by which of the following names? Le Chevalier Mal Fet

16. Why does Agravaine kill his mother, Morgause? She is having an affair with Sir Lamorak

17. Which animal does Merlyn turn the Wart into first? A perch

18. What is the name of the hawk that the Wart follows in the woods? Cully

19. Why do Sir Palomides and Sir Grummore disguise themselves as the Questing Beast? To cheer up King Pellinore

20. What is the one thing that Merlyn forgets to warn Arthur about in time? That Arthur is Morgause’s half-brother

21. Why does Lancelot battle Sir Turquine? To rescue his cousin, Sir Lionel

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

23. What are King Arthur’s allies in France named? Ban and Bors

24. Why is Arthur’s table round? To prevent jealousy and competition among the knights

25. Who is King Arthur’s real father? Uther Pendragon