Mrs. Quap's 7th grade King Arthur and His Knight's Quiz

1. King Arthur and His Knights Quiz

2. Question 1
When Arthur was young at his home with Sir
Hector, he enjoyed sitting under a tree and
watching and listening to knights and ladies
wander by. How were the knights and ladies
dressed?
A. Peasant clothes of rags
B. Armor and beautiful dresses
C. Blacksmith aprons
D. School Uniforms

3. Question 2
During his time at the castle with Sir Hector,
Arthur was studying. What was he studying?
A. To become a blacksmith
B. To become a priest
C. To become a teacher
D. To become a knight

4. Question 3
Along with learning how to fight and be like a
knight, what did the squires learn from the
ladies of the land?
A. To be humble and gentle
B. To cook and to clean
C. To ride horses in jousts
D. To bow to a lady at dances

5. Question 4
All of the following are jobs of squires except…
A. Take care of the knight’s armor
B. Carry letters and messages for the knights
C. Help serve the guests at the table
D. Brand horses with the knight’s initials

6. Question 5
Why was there no king in England at the time of
young Arthur’s life with Sir Hector?
A. The king had died and a new one had not yet
been decided
B. Sir Kay had killed the king in a great battle
C. The king had ran away to live quietly out the
remainder of his life
D. The Queen forced the King to leave to live
with her family in the United States

7. Question 6
Based on the hierarchy of the time, who would
be most likely the next king?
A. A lady
B. A knight
C. A lord
D. A squire

8. Question 7
How did Merlin meet young Arthur?
A. Arthur came to work as an apprentice for
Merlin.
B. When King Uther, Arthur’s father, died, Merlin
was charged to keep him safe until he was
grown.
C. Merlin was taking jousting lessons from Sir Kay.
D. Arthur did not know Merlin until the pulled the
sword from the stone.

9. Question 8
How would you describe the rulers of the church and the
King and Lord’s relationship?
A. They saw each other as equals and trusted each
other’s advice.
B. They were constantly at odds fighting over the law of
the land.
C. The Kings and Lords had to get permission from the
rulers of the church before any actions were carried
out.
D. The church rulers had to get permission from the
Kings and Lords before any actions of the church were
carried out.

10. Question 9
Who were the first group of people to try to pull
the sword from the stone?
A. The Lords
B. The Squires
C. The priests
D. Merlin and his fellow wizards

11. Question 10
How many knight watched over the sword until
the first tournament?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15

12. Question 11
Why did Arthur go back to Sir Hector’s castle on
the way to the first tournament?
A. He forgot Sir Kay’s sword
B. Sir Hector forgot to turn off the castle lights
C. Merlin was to meet him there to talk
D. Sir Kay forgot his jousting stick

13. Question 12
What happen when Arthur could not get into
the castle but still needed a sword for Sir Kay?
A. He went by the sword shop ran by Merlin
and bought a new one
B. He went back to the sword in the stone he
had seen and pulled it out for Sir Kay to use
C. He stole one from Sir Bedivere
D. He swan across the mote of the castle and
climbed the castle wall

14. Question 13
What did it mean that Arthur was able to pull
the sword from the stone?
A. He would be charged with stealing and
imprisoned
B. He would have to pay a fine for borrowing it
C. He was to be the one true king of England
D. He wasn’t able to pull the sword from the
stone on his first try

15. Question 14
Who does Merlin say is Arthur’s father and
mother?
A. Sir Hector and his wife
B. Sir Kay and his girlfriend
C. King Uther and Yguerne
D. The Archbishop

16. Question 15
What happen when the people of England said
Arthur was too young and could not be the one
true king?
A. He called for 3 other tournaments in which
Arthur was the only one to succeed pulling the
sword from the stone
B. The Archbishop forbid Arthur from being king
C. The people revolted and a great war broke out
D. Arthur competed in 3 other tournaments but
was beheaded by Sir Bedivere during the joust.
Sir Bedivere became King.

17. Question 16
What did the people of England begin to call
Arthur when we was crowned king?
A. Young King Arthur
B. Polite King Arthur
C. The Evil King
D. Good King Arthur

18. Question 17
What was the name of the Lady who presented
Arthur with his new sword?
A. The First Lady
B. The Lady of the Lake
C. The Lady Mary
D. The Sword Lady

19. Question 18
What did the sword have etched on each side?
A. Take Me and Throw Me
B. Take Me and Smile
C. Fight and Cast Me Away
D. Take Me and Cast Me Away

20. Question 19
What was the purpose of the Great Feast after
King Arthur was crowned?
A. To introduce King Arthur to the woman that
would be his wife
B. To let the people of England meet him
C. To tell who his friends and enemies would be
D. To have each Lord fight King Arthur to see
who his assistant would be

21. Question 20
How many kings rose against King Arthur after
the feast?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 11
D. 16

22. Question 21
Who would become the most powerful of the
followers of Arthur?
A. Sir Bors
B. Sir Brastias
C. Sir Lancelot
D. Sir Benwick

23. Question 22
Who brought more men to the great fight of
King Arthur and the 11 Kings?
A. King Arthur
B. The 11 Kings

24. Question 23
What did Merlin say was the reason King Arthur
should not worry about the 11 Kings returning?
A. They had been beaten so badly that they ran
away to never return
B. King Arthur had killed the other Kings so that
they could not return
C. Other kingdoms had come to fight in their
countries while they were gone fighting Arthur
D. The 11 Kings decided that King Arthur would be
a good ally to have and joined him and his
knights

25. Question 24
What is the name of the code that Knights must
abide by?
A. Chivalry
B. Gallantry
C. Courtliness
D. Good Knightly-ness

26. Question 25
What is the name of the sword that The Lady of
the Lake gave King Arthur?
A. Excalibur
B. The Golden Sword
C. Explorer
D. Arthur’s Mighty Sword