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  • 1. 
    Who is the author who brought the figure of King Arthur into literature in Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain), written in Latin and published between 1135 and 1139?

  • Chrétien de Troyes
  • Chaucer
  • Nennius
  • Geoffrey of Monmouth

  • 2. 
    In 1485 who published what became the definitive English-language story of King Arthur?

  • Thomas Malory
  • Nennius
  • T.H. White
  • Jessie Weston

  • 3. 
    In Arthurian legend, which character is Arthur’s traitorous nephew?

  • Lancelot
  • Uther Pendragon
  • Mordred
  • Gawain

  • 4. 
    In Arthurian legend, who is a queen of Britain and the wife of Arthur?

  • Guinevere
  • Godiva
  • Hylda
  • Hayleigh

  • 5. 
    In Arthurian legend, which character is a great magician, prophet, and adviser to British kings?

  • Morgan le Fay
  • Nimueh
  • Galahad
  • Merlin

  • 6. 
    Which character is the adopted brother of Arthur?

  • Sir Kay
  • Sir Galahad
  • Sir Lancelot
  • Sir Gawain

  • 7. 
    What is the name of Arthur’s sword, given to him in some versions of the story by the Lady of the Lake?

  • Joyeuse
  • Excalibur
  • Caladbolg
  • Gáe Bulg

  • 8. 
    In which region is King Arthur said to fight the Romans?

  • Germania
  • Anatolia
  • Thrace
  • Gaul

  • 9. 
    Which knight of the Round Table is the son of King Ban of Benwick? 

  • Galahad
  • Kay
  • Gawain
  • Lancelot

  • 10. 
    Where is the seat of King Arthur’s court?

  • the Garden of the Hesperides
  • Camelot
  • Avalon
  • the Elysian Fields

  • 11. 
    Where did King Arthur go to heal his wounds after his final battle?

  • Avalon
  • Uffington
  • Men-an-Tol
  • Stonehenge
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