Chivalry

Essential chivalric qualities to be displayed included... (one is wrong)

• courage

• loyalty

• honesty

• military prowess (героизм)

The chivalrous knight of the Middle Ages had begun as a...

• fairy tail

• simple warrior

• dream

Answer explanation

The chivalrous knight of the Middle Ages had begun as a simple warrior, an armed man who rode a horse into battle, fighting with spear and sword.

Andreas Capellanus wrote...

• a novel

• his satirical guide

• poem about chivalry

Answer explanation

Andreas Capellanus wrote his satirical guide The Art of Honest Loving (c. 1185) for Marie de Champagne, daughter of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur...

• fairy tale about dragons and knights

• chronicles the rise and fall of King Arthur

• the autobiography of king Arthur

• stories about life at court

Answer explanation

Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur, a vast work which chronicles the rise and fall of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

The best knight in the world was..

• Lancelot

• Arthur

• Morgan

• Wace

Wace’s long poem ... introduced the French-speaking nobility (благородство) to the legendary King Arthur, whose court was the greatest of all.

• The Libation Bearer

• The Taming of the Stu

• Bon conseil aux amants

• Brut

 Lancelot’s love of ... can never have a happy ending, for she is King Arthur’s queen

• Adelaide

• Guinevere

• Candice

• Gertrude

Usually a knight, going to battle, took with him three horses and from 1 to 3 ...

• squires

• helpers

• armor

• sword

The armour that was made of steel weighed on average about ... kilograms.

• 40 - 60

• 1 - 3

• 5 - 6

• 15 - 25

It is traditionally believed that a knight who has won a tournament is rewarded by a beautiful lady watching the duel with... (choose 2)

• flower

• diamonds

• handkerchief

• his new sword