What is the name of King Arthur’s
legendary sword?
A) Durandal
B) Joyeuse
C) Excalibur
D) Clarent C.
Exacalibur
Answer: B) Chrétien de Troyes
Which medieval writer is credited with popularizing
the Arthurian romance and the Holy Grail quest? He
was also the one who added the love triangle
between Guinevere, Lancelot and Arthur
A) Geoffrey of Monmouth
B) Chrétien de Troyes
C) Sir Thomas Malory
D) Nennius
c
Who was the sorcerer and advisor to King Arthur?
A) Morgana
B) Lancelot
C) Merlin
D) Bedivere
c
Which book written by Geoffrey of
Monmouth helped establish King Arthur
as a historical figure?
A) Le Morte d'Arthur
B) The Once and Future King
C) Historia Regum Britanniae
D) Idylls of the King
Answer: False (There is
no definitive historical
proof that Arthur existed
as a real king.)
King Arthur was a real, historically
confirmed king of England.
B
Which artifact is believed to have been
used at the Last Supper and sought by
Arthur’s knights?
A) The Spear of Destiny
B) The Holy Grail
C) The Ark of the Covenant
D) The Stone of Kings
A
Who wrote Historia Regum Britanniae, an
early account that helped shape the Arthurian
legend?
A) Geoffrey of Monmouth
B) T.H. White
C) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
D) Nennius
c
Which knight was known for his love
affair with Queen Guinevere?
A) Sir Gawain
B) Sir Bedivere
C) Sir Lancelot
D) Sir Percival
Answer: C) The Once and
Future King
What is the title of T.H. White’s modern
retelling of the Arthurian legend?
A) Idylls of the King
B) Historia Brittonum
C) The Once and Future King
D) The Book of Merlin
False (Lancelot was introduced
later by Chrétien de Troyes.)
Sir Lancelot was originally part of early
Arthurian legends and was introduced
by Nennius.
c
What was the name of the table
where Arthur and his knights sat as
equals?
A) The Square Table
B) The Throne of Camelot
C) The Round Table
D) The Siege Perilous
(Answer: A) Nennius
)
Which 9th-century monk wrote Historia Brittonum,
one of the earliest records of Arthur’s battles?
A) Nennius
B) Geoffrey of Monmouth
C) T.H. White
D) Sir Thomas Malory
B
Who was King Arthur’s queen?
A) Elaine of Corbenic
B) Guinevere
C) The Lady of the Lake
D) The Lady of Shalott
B.
Which book, written by Sir Thomas Malory, is one of the
most famous collections of Arthurian tales?
A)The Death of Arthur
B) Le Morte d'Arthur
C) The Once and Future King
D) Historia Brittonum
true)
The Round Table was a symbol of
equality among King Arthur’s
knights.
A) The Crown of Thorns
What relic, believed to have been worn by
Jesus, was said to be recovered during the
Crusades?
A) The Crown of Thorns
B) The Staff of Moses
C) The Cloak of Christ
D) The Sword of the Saints
Which 20th-century author wrote The Once
and Future King, a modern retelling of
Arthurian legend?
A) Geoffrey of Monmouth
B) T.H. White
C) Chrétien de Troyes
D) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
B) T.H. White
Answer: B) Guinevere
Who was King Arthur’s queen?
A) Elaine of Corbenic
B) Guinevere
C) The Lady of the Lake
D) The Lady of Shalott
B
Which author’s work contains the character
"The Lady of Shalott," connected to
Arthurian legend?
A) Geoffrey of Monmouth
B) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
C) Chrétien de Troyes
D) Sir Thomas Malory
Answer: False (Excalibur and the
"Sword in the Stone" are sometimes
considered separate swords,
depending on the legend
Excalibur was the sword Arthur
pulled from the stone.
Answer: Sir Bedivere
Who returned Excalibur to the Lady
of the Lake after Arthur’s death?
.
Answer: Alfred, Lord
Tennyson
Which Arthurian author also wrote
Idylls of the King, a series of
narrative poems about Arthur?
Answer: A) Morgana (Morgan le
Fay)
Who was Arthur’s half-sister and a
powerful sorceress?
A) Morgana (Morgan le Fay)
B) The Lady of Shalott
C) Elaine of Corbenic
D) Nimue
Answer: Idylls of the King
Which book, written in verse, follows
Arthur’s knights in their pursuit of
honor and love?
true
Morgana (Morgan le Fay) was
sometimes depicted as both an ally
and an enemy of King Arthu
Answer: Avalon
What is the name of the mythical
island where Arthur was taken after
his final battle.
Answer: Sir Thomas
Malory
Who wrote Le Morte d'Arthur, one
of the most famous collections of
Arthurian tales?
Sir Bedivere
What was the name of Arthur’s
trusted knight who returned
Excalibur to the Lady of the
Lake?
(Camelot?Answer: Le Morte d'Arthur
)
Which famous Arthurian text tells
the story of Arthur’s death and the
fall of Camelot?
true
Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia
Regum Britanniae is one of the
earliest sources that popularized the
legend of King Arthur.
Answer: Caliburn
According to some legends, what
other name was Excalibur known
by?
Answer: Sir Lancelot
Chrétien de Troyes introduced
which famous Arthurian knight into
the legend?
Answer: The Lady of the
Lake
Who was the mystical woman that
gave Arthur Excalibur and resided in
a lake?
Answer: Historia
Brittonum
What was the title of Nennius’ work
that first included Arthur’s 12 legendary
battles?
false
The Holy Grail was originally an
Arthurian artifact and was not
influenced by Christian mythology.
Answer: Joseph of Arimathea
Which biblical figure’s body was
believed to have been brought to
Britain, influencing Arthurian
legends?
Answer: Sir Thomas Malory
Who wrote Le Mort d’ Arthur?
Answer: Mordred
Who was Arthur’s greatest enemy,
often depicted as his illegitimate
son?
Answer: Idylls of the King
What is the title of the book by
Tennyson that is a collection of poems
about King Arthur?
.
false
The Lady of the Lake was
responsible for raising Arthur and
guiding him throughout his life.