Tennyson's Morte d'Arthur

Whose house is the group gathered at to tell the "tale" of King Arthur?

• Francis Allen

• Edvard Hall

• Arthur Hallum

• The Parson

What holiday is being celebrated by the men in the frame of the tale?

• New Year's Day

• Christmas

• Easter

• Independence Day

Who was the last of King Arthur's knights to assist him (the king)?

• Sir Lancelot

• Sir Bedivere

• Sir Kay

• Sir Gawain

What item did Arthur want to be thrown back into the lake?

• shield

• armor

• sword

• crown

How many times are Arthur's orders disobeyed before his request is finally achieved?

What emotion does Bedivere experience when he finally obeys Arthur's command?

• anger over the loss of Excalibur

• envy over Arthur's possessions

• joy over beholding the beauty of the Lady of the lake

• sadness over the loss of Arthur and the sword

At the end of the story, the author states that he is awakened by a sound. What is the sound?

• wind

• church bells

• thunder

• children laughing

Whom does Tennyson hope to see after he crosses the bar?

• Arthur Henry Hallum

• King Arthur

• his wife

• his Pilot

"Crossing the bar" is a picturesque reference to

The Lady of Shallot brings the curse upon herself by looking at __________ with her own eyes.